THE HONGKONG. DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 27TH, 1024
CHRISTMAS TRAGEDIES.
IN ENGLAND AND UNITED STATES CHRISTMAS TREE FIRE CAUSES MANY DEATHS.
COLOGNE OCCUPATION DECISION.
INDIGNATION IN GERMANY.
BALLIER CABLES, ITEROUN REUTEK'S AGENCY.] COLOGNE EVACUATION
QUESTION.
FRANCE SAYS IT IS IMPOSSIBLE AT PRESENT,
Panis. December 24th. The Cabinet has approved a Memoran- dum by M. Herriot, expressing the
· opinion that it is impossible to evacuate the Cologne zone.
LATER
M Herriot's Memorandum declares that information from Germany is sum-' cient already to demonstrate that in eon formity with the Treaty of Versailles it
BRITISH AIR EXPRESS DISASTER.
·EIGHT PASSENGERS AND PILOT
KILLED,
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LONDON, December 24th. Eight persons-five men and three women-were killed when the air express from London to Paris crashed at the Croydon aerodrome this morning, burst. ing into flames.
FIRST TEST MATCH.
SYDNEY, December 24th.
The weather, was cold and unseason-
able, and most of the 3,000 spectators present were wearing overcoats. The wicket was in good condition. Collins was out when the score stood g60 for-six, whilst the lunch score was 281 for seven. Tayler took forty-seven minutes to reach double figures, but when he joined Malley the last wicket pair bit ut mer rily, adding 187 in ninety minutes, which, is a record Australian tenth wicket stand in Test matches against England, beating Armstrong's and Duff's 120`at Melbourne in 1903. Tate was the best of the bowlers, and the Aelding was good."
[A cable published by us on Christmas morning stated that Australia's second innings closed for 452 rons, Tate taking five wickets for a runa. England in The victims were the pilot and right their second venture had scored 4 for none when stumps were drawn, and thus of the passengers.
needed 563 to win.]
ALL OVER IN TEN MINUTES. The aeroplane had just started for Paris at noon, when it crashed, about half a mile from the starting point, nose down
itself into the ground. The petrol tank
LATEST CAHLER.
GRAPESHOOTING.
SINISTER FIND IN BERLIN.
PAS. December 28th.
secrot
Le Quotidien announces that the Inter allied Commission of Military Control in Berlin have discovered in closets at a manufactory a great quantity of block steel for transformation "inte
heavy grapeshooting."-Havas.
POLITICAL SITUATION IN CHINA.
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THROCK REUTER'S ADENOV, ],
REHABILITATION OF OREA.
MANDATES, FOR THE COMING CONFERENCE.
** HONGKONG · THE WONDER- FUL."
Mr. G. C. Dixon, the Special Commis sioner of The Sun (Sydney and Mel... bourne), who has beon travelling throug China, Japan and Russia, writes af Hongkong as follows:-
If you have ever strolled along an Art Gallery and stopped before a masterpiece with a sudden intake of the breater, the perhaps, you can imagine how it feels. to gaze for the first time upon Hongkong: You pass some rocky islands, steam Régulations governing the Rehabilita-through a narrow channel with bigk
noss-growa cliffs on either side, and tion Conference have been issued as yourself in a land-locked harbour with
mountain towering above you. The city
EARLIER CABLES, [REUTERS AMERICAX SERVICE 3 | Mandate,
CHRISTMAS TRAGEDY IN
AMERICA.
37 PERSONS BURNT TO DEATH.
HOBART (kiahoma), Dec. 95th.
Thirty-seven persons were incinerated and others, it is feared, are dead as a result of a conflagration, in a school house };
ENGLAND'S GAME FIGHT,
SYDNEY, December 28th. The first Test match was continued before 99,000 spectators to-day,
The a
Juring the Christmas festivities. Many
of the victims were children.
The fire originated by a candle igniting Christmas tree, which overturned
is possible to evacuate the Cologne wards, the front of the engine burying weather was showery, but the wicket setting the decorations ablaze..
sone on January 10th: It staten. that
good. When stumps were drawn England
The
inter-Allied negotiations are continuing, then burst and the petrol caught are had scored 362 for 8 wickets in their furnace whence there was only one exit,
#in the greatest agreement."
GERMANY NOT IMPOTENT. The Eclair publishes a long document which it is claimed is the French official account of the conversations between Mr. Ramsay MacDonald and M. Herriot
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Chequers in the Autumn, from which it appears that Mr. MacDonald pointed out that it would be very --Bifficult for him to obtain the Demiacions tousent to an agreemens safeguarding France and that the British naval and military experts were opposed to a treaty pf mutual guarantees.
The dames quickly spread to the body and wings. A crowd rushed to the spot to help but the heat was so intense that they were unable to approach the plane, which was reduced to ashes within ten minutes.
The machine was a De Haviland of 450 horse-power and belonged to the Im- perial Airways, Limited,, a combination of British firms formed early in the year to work air transport services with the Continent.
When the fire occurred all the passed." gers were probably unconsious, if not
dead. The tail of the place was tilted up so high that they were all thrown in heap so forcibly that the bodies hore marks of injuries otherwise not to be accounted for.
M. Herriet, in reply, said that from General Nollet's information it appeared that Germany was preparing an army of new type. General Nollet expressed the opinion that with the hundred thou Band iten allowed her under the Treaty
BELGIAN LOANS. of Versailles, Germany could do again
REPAYMENT PLAN: what Prussia did against Napoleon. France, had a dagger pointed at its
BRUSSELS, December 24th, heart, and M. Herriot would not be doing
The Belgian Goverment will repay his duty poless be rendered Germany fully to the United States Government Barmless. He would prefer that France on January 1st, 7,500,000 dollars of should not be paidi reparations rather than be compelled to give up ber security, there were another war. France would be wiped off the map.
Mr. Ramsay MacDonald replied sym. pathetically, but maintained his point of view.
The Quai d'Orsay admits that the Bccount of the Chequers conversations is authentic and the French Government proposes to enquire how the Eduir -obtained it.
INDIGNATION IN GERMANY.
BERLIN, December 25th.
The whole of Germany is astonished -and indignant at the announcement that Cologne will not be evacuated on Janu ary 10th.
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Official circles state that the 1800 in spections which were carried out have
mot revealed any arms, either for the Reichsweker on police, in excess of the authorised limit.
GERMAN POLITICS. PRESIDENT CRITICISED.
BERLIN, December 24th.
Treasury bonds then falling die.
This loan was contracted in 1920 for five years for the purpose of paying for locomotives and supplice of wheat flour purchased in America. The sum required. to pay off the loan will be deducted from the yeld of the Belgian loan issued in New York on September 1st at 6 per cent. FRENCH COLONIAL ESTIMATES.
PAR18, December 24th. The Chamber has passed the estimates
of the Ministry for the Colonies.
CLYDESIDE EVICTIONS.
AUTHORITIES DEFIED,
LONDON, December 24th. Four out of the five families evicted from Clydebank houses yesterday have returned to their homes, assisted by al crowd of several thouand pebplą.
The police did not attempt to inter- fere.
"HOLY YEAR " INAUGURATED.. CEREMONY AT ST. PETER'S.
Rome, December 24th. Holy Year," which is now celebrated President Ebert, and the Public. Pro-every quarter century and is expected to secutor have appealed against the verdict bring millions of pilgrims to Rome in in the Magdeburg Court on December 1996, has been inaugurated by the Pope 43rd owing to the Courts finding that opening the holy door of St. Peter's in a Ebert did urge the munition workers to very impressive and brilliant ceremony. Hold out during the 1918 strike, and The Pope, attended by his religious therefore juridically committed high and secular court, went in procession to treapon.
St. Peter's, and amid a solemn silence
second innings. The match will be played
ton finish...
panie stricken crows were trapped in a the windows being fitted outside with wire screens rendering escape thereby
A later cable (mutilated) gives Engimpossible. Agonised friends and par- land's second innings score as under: ents outside worked frantically, but fruit- lessly to extricate the despairing and (Query Habb7), c Hendry, b Mailey
screaming victims. Sutcliffe, & Gregory, b Mailey......13 Hearne, Gregory
31
0
A. P. F. Chapman, e Oldfield, a
Hendry
Hendren, e Gregory, b Hendry Woolley, not out
Sandhani, e Oldfield, b Mailey Tate, Ponsford, Kelleway A. E. R. Gilligan, b Kelleway Freeman, not" out
Extras
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PERINO. December 25th.
They consist of thirteen articles, de- begins at the water's edge, and is buils.
up ine stopes to the point where the wall fining the duties and scope of the Con-of rock rises perpendicularly, Here there ference, consisting of thirty members, is a break in the building, but higher the The object of the Conference is to solve houses begin again, and they cease on
at the summit. political questions and plan a reorgani-
A railway, with a staggering grade (in) sation programme. The principal duty plucés) of about one in one, crawls an
the mountain side to the Peak, will be to draft regulations "for 1400ft above sea level, and fro some
National Conference.
The first conference will last a month, but may be extended. Its delegates will consist of military and political person
ages possessing special qualifications.
CHINA'S REPLY TO THE POWERS.
ASSURANCE OF RESPECT FOR
TREATY OBLIGATIONS.
terminus there you can either walk to the summit in ten minutes, or (if you are lazy or opulent) ride up in a way- ing chair carried by two perspiring coolies.
The view from the summit is magni- Scent, overwhelming, almost unique.
One has to say "almost" because surely nothing could be finer than the wilderness of mountains, wooded pro- montories and blue water that stretchen away from Hobart's Mount Wellington. The great" port of Hongkong, with its three-quarters of a million souls packed into the area of a single Austràliam PEKING. December 25th suburb, is spread like a toy city beneathe The Chinese Government, replying to your feet. Beyond the harbour, lies the other city of Kowloon, with its huge the Note from the Powers on December docks and workshops, and beyond that ath, express gratification at the declara- again is the vast mysterious continent of tion that the Powers will lend fell suptance. And on the other three sides, P
Asia stretching into the illimitable dis
port to the Provisional Government at you turn on your heel, you see the dozenn Peking under the present Chief Execu- of rocky islands and headlands that sure
round Hongkong, and a blue expanse tive.
water fading away to the dim borizon,
CHRISTMAS IN NEW YORK.
SOME STRIKING FEATURES.
NEW YORK. "December 24th. The reply assures the Powers that the A white Christmas, with intense cold, Chinese Government will continue to is predicted in the United States.
respect, as always, all treaties and con- New York is the busiest since pre-warventions, and other engagements only The Chinese Total (for 6 wickets).... 182 days Crowds laden with parcels are catered into by China.
Government are gratified to be apprised Hobbs, the message adds, batted in bustling about the streets, and the de- superb fashion for til minutes: Sut partiment stores are swamped with busi cliffe's splendid all-round innings lastedness. The post office mails are likely to
be a record.
If Hongkong wonderful by day is simply miraculous by night. The Chi- nese, who constitute probably · 35 per cent of the population; have a passion for illumination, and the city, seen from the darkness of the harbour, is a perfect blaze of lights.
To stand on the mountain top on
tropic night and gaze down upon the the lanterns of the junks reflected softly in the placid water of the harbour, is to myriad lights of the murmuring city, new
see the world's nearest approach to the Conventional idea of fairyland.
of the fact that the Governments signa
ing and anxious to proceed as soon as try to the Washington treaties are will
for 24 minutes, and included 9 fours Woolley showed brilliant cricket for 113
An unusual feature of this Christmas is practicable with the carrying out of minutes and hit 1 six and 11 fours. His Eve is the visit of the giant ex-German the measures contemplated by the Wash airship Los Angeles, which will be bril-ington treaties, and the resolutiona. partnership with Freeman bas so far put,
liantly illuminated and will fly over the Ther hope that these measures will soon EX-MINISTER ON CAPITALISM city wirelessing Christmas greetings and carols to hundreds of thousands of listen- ers ir.
on 86 rues.
England thus require a further runs to win.-Ed., #:B.P]
HOME FOOTBALL.
HOLIDAY - MATCHES.
LONDON, December 25th.
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Contrasting with the general merri- ment is the movement started by the so-called Mr. Zero, who has taken posses- sion of various churches in the city as
be put into execution,
"FYROM THE DAILY BULLETIN.")
FULL TEXT OF REPLY.
PRING, December 25th.
The matches in the English League to shelters for homeless wanderers, whom Waichiaopu's reply to the Reply in day resulted as follows;—
DIVISION 1.
Birmingham, 2; Arsenal 1. Blackburn, 0; Preston, 1 Bolton, Notty Forest, 0. Burnley, Huddersfield, 5. Everton, 0: Newcastle, 1. Leeds, 6; Aston Villa, 0. Manchester C., 1; West Bromwich, 2 Notts County, 15 Liverpool, 2. Sunderland v Sheffield (not received). Tottenham, ; Bury, West Ham, 3; Cardiff, 2.
DIVISION 12.
Chelsen, 1; Wolverhampton, Q. Clapton, 0; Hull, Coventry, 0, South Shields, 1. Leicester City, 7; Port Vale, 0. Middlesbrough, 1; Manchester U., „1. Oldham, 0; Derby County, 1. Portsmouth, 0; Crystal Palace, 0. Wednesday, 2 Blackpool, 6. Stockport, 1; Barnsley, 0.
DIVISION TIL (South). Aberdeen, 2; Merthyr, Bournemouth, 0; Newport, 0. Bristol R., 1; Brighton, 2. Charlton, 3; Brentford, 0. Gillingham; 3; Southend, 1. Millwall. 3; Northampton, 1. Plymouth, 1; Exeter, 1. Q.P.B, 1 Norwich, 2 Swansea, Bristol City, 1. Swindon, 2; Reading, 1. Watford, 1; Luton, 1. (North).
Bradford, 4 Doncaster, 1.
the church officials are reluctant to evict
SITUATION IN INDIA. GOVERNMENT SYSTEM UNSUITED
TO THE COUNTRY.
The situation in India was discussed at ameeting of the British Women's Patriotic. League, Londor, on November 19th.
"WE MUST BASTEN ITS END.”
Mr. Wheatley, M.P.; late Minister of Health, spoke on November 19th on "The Difficulties of Capitaliam at a meeting promoted by the Fabian Society and kelat at Kingsway Hall.
He said that all the experiences of him life had convinced him that if the
The following is the full text of the capitalist order of society was. nda aquickly overthrown it would overthrow Note delíavered to M. Oudendjik last tinue to exist; but if we were to save us. He believed it could not long con-
avening:-
Fourselves from an inevitable catastrophe...
The central
"In acknowledging receipt of the we must hasten its end. joint communication from the heads of fact of the industrial situation, whether the Missions in Peking, the United it was regarded nationally or inter States, Belgium, Great Britain, France, nationally, was that the outlot of goods Italy, Japan and the Netherlands, on provided for world requirements was ed in a Note. dated December 18th, the position was due to the enormous in December 9th, to which Portugal acced- equal to the cutput. In other words, there were more sellers than bayers. This Chinese Government desire to express
crease in the number of producers, and their gratification at the declaration made by them in the names of their their enhanced capacity to produce on Governments, that they will lend their the one hand, and, on the other, to the fall support to the Provisional Govern demand for goods remaining practically ment in Peking under the present Chief three-fifths of the people had not, sub
stationary. The standard of life of Executive, which they are correct instantially increased during the last 40 understanding has been constituted with
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situation.
Lord Sydenham, who presided, said that the state of affairs in India was grave. In the midst of the war it was suddenly decided to disturb the content ment of the people of India without the concurrence of the nation and will years, beyond the cheapening of cigarettes pausing to consider what must be the lead to the establishment of a formal and the opening of picture-houses. inevitable result. Could anything have Government truly representative of the with production was to raise the stand- The only way to balance consumption been more dangerous than to start unreat Republic. in a country of 320,000,000 people, differ-
ard of living of the toiling millions all than did the
The Chinese Government desires to over the world, who, he said, constitute population ing more
Europe, and of whom only a small assure them that the Chinese Govern three-fourths of the entire consumers of proportion were not in complete ignor. meat will continue to respect, as they goods. The dificulty of bringing about ance of everything connected with have always respected, all treaties, con- that state of things lay in the fact that political matters! After listening to ventions and other engagements daly Capitalism being competitive, no m the loud demands of small, but entered into by China, and even in exployer could afford to raise his workers" organised, body of Indian politicians coptional cases, Fhen the wages above the wages paid by other we had set up in India a of pretation has arisen the Chinese Govern-employers in the same way of busines so-called democratic government which ment have always endeavoured to seek He thought a man could easily justify was wholly unsuited to the country. Un an equitable solution with the Power or himself being a revolutionary in endes der that system very great powers were Powers concerned according to inter-vouring to put an end to that stupiù vested in a small group of politicians, national usage... whose interests, in some respects, conflic
"The Chinese Government are gratified The ted with the interests of the masses. constitution was maintained entirely by signatory to the Washington Treaties are to be apprised that the Governments the British military for cos India and
VISION BY WIRELESS. if those forpes were withdrawn
willing and anxious to proceed as soon it would instantly crash. There was nothing is practicable with the carrying out
PROFESSOR "LOW'S" PREDICTION. which could be called an Indian nation of the measures contemplated under the
Professor A. Low, in opening ther Darlington v. Durham (not received). at present, and only a long period of Washington Treaties and resolutions,
In and they hope that these measures will Wireless Exhibition at the White City, rigid, impartial rule could build than nationhood. Under the acw system soon be put into execution.
on November 15th, said all would agree the very ine Indian Civil Service. was
with him that the only thing that really "These measures, which were purpose- withering, and the Indian Medical Serly restricted to those which were immed interested the
That as the que 79 vice, which had done such wonders, had lately practicable, were unconditionally
of to-morrow.
was the reason wh almost disappeared. The sams disagreed upon, to be forthwith carried out wireless was of such wonderful interest integration was going on in other The Chinese Government regret the delay to everybody. It was imply that it
the future of science. He had which has unexpectedly occurred, and often noticed that the most interesting. they sincerely hope that with the as-discoveries in any art so now as wireless ance now given by the Governments con- were to be found in the workshops of cerned these measures could soon be put the amateurs, and in that respect be LATE -HOUES · AND " 'HEALTH.
into execution in accordance with the In the course of a paper on "
intentions, and agreements of the Wash thought the Exhibition was more interest Fatigue
ing ington Conference. They wish add, a People's
furthermore, that in view of the desir becoming to understand that science wa League of Health meeting at the Medical of the Chinese Government to consolidate thing to the good, Wireless was a com
importance and that was Society of London, Sir Robert Ar the friendship between China and friend plately new subject. They know we strong-Jones, the surgeon, "stated' that the deepest sleep was "two hours aftery Powers on a permanent and sound little about it, but when the time ca going to bed and the next period basis, they hope the Powers concerned as it undoubtedly would, that they wankt occurred two hours before rising. If bed-will also, at an early date, give sympe be able to transmit vision, they would time was postponed beyond the unalthetic consideration to the other well reduce the need for travel whenever they hour the first sleep was lost and could known national aspirations of the Chin-wanted to see any land. or anybody. not be regained. For that reason might ese people submitted in recent years to co clubs were destructive of good health. the different international conferences and good looks and dancing into the by the Chinese Government, so that their late hours should not be indulged in relations may be further improved to more than twice a week.
their mutual bozefit.”
Grimsby, 2; Walsall, 1. Halifax, 1 Lincoln, 0. Bartlepools, 1; Wigan, of Nelson, 1; Chesterfield, 0. Rochdale, 6; Crewe, 0. Rotherham, 1; Ashington, 4. Southport, 1; Wroxham, p.
Losoy, December 25th.
In the First Division of the League
services India.
The Nationalist and anti-Republican he thrice struck the door with a gold papers are making political capital out of this verdict, demanding that Herr hannuer, saying: “Aperite mihi portas Sheffield United best Sunderland on the Ebert should resign from the Presidency: justitiae," whereupon workmen slowly Northern Section of Division III., Dar- latter's ground by 1 goal to a In the There was a significant sequel "to-day lowered the door," which had already been lington and Durham played a goalless and Sleep" read before when the Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Jarres, Herr Stresemann, and six other Cabinet cut away from the wall, and rolled it draw at Darlington. members called on the President and from the entrance. handed him a resolution expressing com-threshold were then washed with boly plete confidence in him.
water before the Pope passed through. STRESEMANN DECLINES TO FORM A CABINET.
BERLIN, December 24th." Herr Streseman's organ Die Zejt announces that the Foreign Minister declines to join a Cabinet based on the present three-party coalition.
The sides of the
"CRICKET IN S. AFRICA.
JOHANNESBURO, December 24th. South Africa completed their innings Neter 60 for 295 Nourse contributing 71 and
The bells of St. Peter's and four hun- dred other churches in Rome then an- nounced that the Holy Year had begun.
After the ceremony the doors of St. Peter's were thrown open, and crowds
The Josliter made 121 for six wickete of the faithful passed through the newly- doors of the City of God, each kissing the night had not greatly affected the pitch. opened door, symbolising the eternal
The weather was fine but cloudy. The attendance was "small. Hain during the doorpost as he or she passed.
of
than most. Even business men, WeLEN:
some
A vest worn by Charles T. at his exées tion fetched: 250gs-at Christie's during November.