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GERMAN POLITICS. CGRAVE ALLEGATIONS OF -BRIBERY
MADE.
BERLIN, February 8th. The Socialist Parliamentary" Party has requested the Socialist Herr Bauer, ex- Deputy Chaneller, hat to exercise his Reichstag maniale," pending enquiry of the allegation that when acting as Chan- cellor ha received large sums from the Barmat concern in Holland.
The requiry, which the Committee of the Prussian Diet is conducting into the Barmat affair, appears to involve many well-known politicians and is developing into a financial scandal of the first,mag- Fitude.
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HONGKONG DAILY
INDIAN RAILWAYS. "ENQUIRY INTO GRIEVANCES OF SUBORDINATES,
DELE. February 8th. In spite of the opposition of the Gov ernicat, whose spokesman, Sir Charles fanes, pointed out that the interferencs of the Assembly with the details of the railway administration would mean the
PRESS, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7TH, 1925;
FAR EASTERN CABLE POLITICAL SITUATION
NEWS.
(THROUGH REUIKE'S AGENCY.)
OHINA INDEMNITY BIAL,
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REFERENCE TO EDUCATIONAL
PURPOSES IS IMPORTANT.
LONDON, February 6th. Commenting on the China trdemnity
IN CHINA.
[THROUGH RECTER'S AGENCY.]
DE. SUN YAT SEN.
GRAVE NEWS IN YESTERDAY'S BULLETIN.
PEKINO, February 8th. The bulletin issued at the Peking Union
ARCHDEACON MOULE.
FAREWELL TO CHINA AFTER 376
YEARS OF NINGPO,
With the departure for Home of the Ven. Archdeacon and Mrs Moule, there will be no male representative left in China-although we believe there is still Miss Moule somewhere in the in- terior of a falinily that has been. famous for very, many decades in 'Chinese
"HANDS OFF EGYPT."
COMMUNIST INTERNATIONAL'S
MANIFESTO,
Great Britain's firm action in Egypt has roused the wrath of the Moscow Communist rebrands, and the Executive of the Third International, has issued manifesto to all workers denouncing "the Conservative Government of England," which "has begun its' active career with predatory attack on Egypt and thes
doou of the railway's, the Assembly Application Bill, the anncial 2'ime, Medical College to-day states that Dr. missionary and educational work. says Sudan."
without a división passed a resolution requesting the Central Railway Advisory Committee to immediately inquire into the grievances of the subordinate officials of the railways.
HOME FOOTBALL.
LEICESTER DEFEAT NEWCASTLE
IN CUP REPLAY:
Lobos, February 3th.
Leicester beat Newenstle by one goal t nothing in the replay in the recond round of the English Football · Associa-'
-AUSTRALIAN SEAMEN. **JUDAH REFUSES DE-REGISTRATIONtion Cup.
OF UNION
MELBOURNE, February 6th. Hr. Justice Powers has refused Govern- ment's application for de-registration of the Seamen's Union In the course of the hearig of the application. Mr. Walsh, President of the Union, said de-registra "tion would result in the bitterest indus trial conflict ever known in Australia.
MR. ASQUITH'S TITLE.
LONDON, February 3th. Mr. Asquith's title will be Earl of Ox- ford and. Asquith.
BOUND FOR SINGAPORE.
Mataraxt, February 5the The cruisers Sydney and Beishaar, in command of Rear-Admiral Hall Thomp-, son, sailed for Singapore to-day-
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The Judge subsequently declared he was unable to understand Government's ask ing him to cause the worst industrialEUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE yar in Australia's history."'
.BEAM WIRELESS.
OFFER MADE BY GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
DELHI, February 6th. The Government of India has offered grant a license to the Indian Radio- ~Telograph'. Company to operate a benim station in ladie for communication with the United Kingdoar
RETURN TO GOLD.
FINLAND PROBABLY MAY FOLLOW BRITAIN.
HELSINGFORS February 6th. H. Ryti, Director of the Bank of Fiu- land, is leaving for London. It is onder
stood. bis visit is in connection with the restoration of the gold standard in Fin- ..land.
"PRESIDENT " "GARVEY. ARRESTED AND LODGED IN U.S. PRISON.
NEW YORK. February 6th. Marcus Garvey, self-styled President of the
"African Republic," was arrested Last evening and taken to prison. Gar vey was arrested on a warrant, issued after his failure to surrender to carry out a sentence of 5 years' imprisonment in the Penitentiary reaffirmed against him by the Cirenit Court of Appeal, on Monday last.
A ROCKEFELLER GIFT. .. HALF A MILLION DOLLARS TO
Mr.
CATHEDRAL FUND,
NEW YORK, February 6th.. Rockefeller, Jr.. has donated
8500,000 to the construction fund of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, which
TURKEY TO GREECE. · REJECTS SUGGESTION OF REFER.now tolals over 63 million dollars.
ENCE TO THE HAGUE.
which
When completed, it will be the world's CONSTANTINOPLE, Feb. oth third largest cathedral, the choir of which The Turkish reply to the Greek Note, is already cished, and for in connection with the expelled Greek $13,000.000 are wanted. Patriarch, presented to the Greek Chargé d'Affaires at Angora, rejects the sugges- san af referring the dispute to The Hague.
Turkey insists the question is cutirely a internal one; and any intervention, therefore, is intolerable.
OPIUM CONFERENCE. VISCOUNT CECIL'S TRIBUTE TO
"AMERICAN DELEGATES.
Geneva, February 6th.
CANADIAN PARLIAMENT.
LENGTHY PROGRAMME “BEFORE SESSION.
OTTAWA, February 6th. The main legislative programme in the speech from the Throne read at the re assembly of Parliament, included amend ments limiting the authority of the Senate ta override the Commons; legislation to equalise railway freight rates particular Ty as affecting Western Canada The speech referred to the prospects of steady development, with which the year opened and added that the financial and trade situation justified expectation of an early return to a gold basis
OBITUARY.
MR. J. FEISCHMANN.
MIAMI, Fl, February 6th. The death is announced of Mr. Tulius Feischmann, millionaire "Yeast King" and philanthropist.
LATEIL
Mr. Feischmann "dropped dead on Flamingo polo ground. Eo had just baished playing the fourth chukker and was pulling up bis pony. He was seen suddenly to dismount, throw up his hands and fall to the ground. Life was extinct when he was picked up.
says the referenen to "educational pr Sun Yat Sen is gradually growing the Not Daily News.
poses is important, because the French and Americans are. using their shares of
Boxer the
maintain payments to Chinese stalents in colleges. They there hy are preparing powerful emissaries for
co American interests.
HUKUANG RAILWAY BONDS
DECEMBER COUPONS PAYABLE ON FEBRUARY WITH.
weaker.
His temperature this morning was 100.02 and pulse 102. Radium is being used as a palliative..
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INDUSTRIAL "CONFERENCE.. DEVELOPMENT OF PROVINCES TO BE DISCUSSED IN PEKING.
PERING. February 6th, LONDON, February 6th.
The Ministry of Commerce has tele- The City Editor of the Times refers to graphed to the Provincial Commissioners the delay in the payment of the December of Industry and Chiefs of the Mining coupons of the German issue of Hukuang and Forestry Bureaux, informing them Railway Bonds, bearing interest at & per that an Industrial Conference will be held cent. The editor welcomes the official
on March 3rd. It is being convened with announcement that the coupons are, pay the object of discussing the industrial able on and after February 11th.
development of the Provinces. The above-named officials are requested to attend or send delegates.
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PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. SUPREME COURT RULING ON BOOK-KEEPING LAW.
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RULERS OF SHANGHAI,
MANILA, February 8th.
APPOINTED.
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The Philippines Supreme Court ruled SEN PAO CHI AND YE HO TEH
so-called Bookkeeping Law is con stitutional, thereby confrming the Legis lature's disminatory legislation two
years ago aimed at the Chinese retailers y the Philippines, many thousands of whom will be affected and probably forced to leave the Islands unless the United States Supreme Court affords relief.
The Law, which was passed two years ngo contrary to the wishes of Governor- General Wood, provided that merchants" accounts be kept in English, Spanish or a native dialect.
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MANILA, February 6th..
FRXING, February 6th
It is semi-officially reported that Sun Pao Chi will be appointed Tupan and the Shanghaiite, Yu Ho Teh, co-director of Shanghai and Woosung-
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SHANTUNG "RAILWAY..
PEKING ORDERS REMOVAL OF MANAGING DIRECTOR.
The
In this manifesto, queted in a recent Archdeacon W. S. Moule was the hep issue of the paper Penedo, Mr. Mar- hew of Bishop Maute and son of another Donald is accused of being the author af Archileacon, well remembered by the older this bandit scheme, of which he spoke
in his October letter to Allenby. residents, who wrote some of the most
in charming verse one of the most British robbers," the manifesto abominably erubbed handwritings that is, "set out to exploit the murder*
of Sir Lee Stack for the realization af ever came into this office. The present their programme for the enslavement
is it younger brother of of Egypt and the Sudan. In order t Archdeacon Arthur, and an elder of Willie Moule, forco Egypt to submit to their cynical the latter headmaster of the Angle and arrogant demande, the British Chinese School and, a fire cricketer and Government is raising its mailed. I athlete, who retired to England a few perialistic fist over the defenceless coun months ago.
British workers' are invited to "stay
From Monkten Combe, in Somerset Archdeacon Moule went, according to the criminal hand of their masters," and family tradition, to Corpus Callegare exhorted to take the following action= Cambridge, and from there (also accord-Rectify the heavy crimes committed ing to tradition) be came, 37 years ago. against the Egyptian peoples by Max- Destroy the to Ningpo as Vice-Principal of Trinity Donald's Lovernment College under M. Hoare, afterwards Bishop of Hongkong, who met his death predatory schemes of Baldwin, Curzon, and Chamberlain! Compel your leaders 40 by drowning when out in a mission is take up the active defence of Egypt's laurch in the great typhoon of 1903. independence Fight against the bands Archdeacon Moule succeeded him as ultimatum dictated by the British cottom Principal of the College and Theological planters! Form a waited front. with the School attacked to it, and in this quiet Egyptian workers, and peasants" abode he has remained all through the 37. years, training young Chines pastors and school-teachers
THE BOXER YEAR..
To the "workers and pensants of Egypt" the following words of encour agement are addressed :-"Do not des pair, do not lose courage. The advanced proletariat of the world will come to He says himself that his life has been your rescue, Unmask the disgraceful " lacking in adventure excepting always behaviour of the Egyptian Government for the Boxer year when indeed it was Hally round your Communist Party. De touch and go" for the missionaries. mand AR irreconcilable and decisive The Governor of Ningpo received two struggle against British Imperialism? to telegrams from Peking-illustrative of Dawn with colonial robbers! Hail the divided counsels which swayed the the fight for Egypt's independence! Empress Dowager's Court-one telling to the fighting solidarity of the workers him to protect the missionaries, the Far-Easter: Department of La world The manifeste is signed other to kill them. He took these to the for
International by Sex- Commissioner of Customs, a German Communist named Mollendorff, who advised hina to Katayama Boy (the Indian revolution- act upon the first. So the Governor did. ary), Pollit, and Mara Yeo nt. Jushow in Chekiang the mission A Hands off Egypt" movement is be aries were slaughtered and Archdeaconing worked up throughout the Sovie Moule says that even in Ningpo a for-Union, and mass meetings of protect eigner going through the streets would are being staged in various parts of the hear angry cries of kill, kill." He re- country, particularly in districts will members one night when going to the lostem
Republie together with class room, he found that, instead of the of the opulations. The chief Mulch usual cheerful uproar, there was
representatives of the Tartar workers, TSINOZA, February 5th.
He was recently addressed to the Soviet Govern.... silence that might be felt." The intense agitation against the told that that night the massacre was ment a telegram protesting against th
believed to be going to take place. The Government in Egypt. A mass deman tyranny exercised by the British Shantung Railway management, arising chief preoccupation of the time, he says:stration." reported it farentine of Deceu from the discharge of some Shantung was to get all the boys and girls from ber 18th, was in Tidis, presided over by The Chinese merchants and the Chi-natives, culminated to-day in the removal the College (thes" were Christians of the heads of the various lostem de
course) back to their homes. Somehow
cominations. ese Consul General protested and succed of the managing director, Kan Tao, by it was managed, by devious ways and
The resolution warned the British Government against the ed in postponing the enforcement of the order of the Ministry of Communications with great difficulty.
illusion that its "policy of violence, Even in these times Archdeacon Moule even the servile attitude of the Egyptian Law until the Court had decided its
Ban Tao, who accompanied Sun Fo says that there was never any shadow of Government and of Zaghlul himsel could legality.
to Tsinan early in the week, was greatly personal hostility from Chinese to fur stifle the spirit of independence smont eigners whom they knew. He and his dering in the heart of the Egyptian peu- The hour of vengeance is drawing embarrassed by a demonstration of 1,000 family resolved to go for the summer to ple agitators carrying banners demanding little mountain cottage to be out of nigh; let the British slave-drivers be
the way: and here, among people who ware of the terrible consequences of their the ousting of the management, and he knew them, it would never have been sup own folly"
posed that all Chine was in a turmoil. speedily returned to Tsingtao.
But they heard that a flight from Ningpo Kan Tao leaves to-morrow for Peking was beginning and so back they went to for assignment to another post.
A few German and French house may
be affected, though the Chinese will be the principal sufferers.
The Law will require Chinese, merchants to employ larger staffs of translators and accountants, and will incidentally furist jobs for nativeR.
FUTURE OF SEIYUKAL
MUCH SPECULATION REGARDING POLITICAL EVENTS.
Toxyo, February 5th Mr. Sennosuke Yokata's death has, arousel much speculation in the mor ning papers relative to political events, especially connected with the Seiyukai, of which the deceased. Minister was practically the dictator.
DEPORTEES NOT WANTED. Receipt of telegam from the Shang- hai Chamber of Commerce announcing the intention to deport 8,000 more soldiers to Tsingtao is causing consternation here, as Tsinan is not likely or willing to re- ceive more deportees.
The local Chamber of Commerce here Some of the papers are of the opinion called an emergency meeting for to-day that the way is now clear for a reunion of the two sections of the Seiyukai, which, to discuss what stops it is possible to
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if affected, may be regarded as likely to take to prevent these soldiers coming prejudion the destinies of the present Coalition, and even the Ministry itself.
AMBASSADOR MATSUDAIRA.
SAILING ON MONDAY NEXT FOR AMERICA.
THE WASHINGTON TREATY.
JAPAN'S FOREIGN MINISTER
here.
CHILD TORN ASUNDER. CASE OF SAVAGE BARBARITY IN NORTH KIANGSU,
4 correspondent of the NC. Daily
do what they could to check panic.
Like all who know the Chinese Arch- deacon Moule speaks of them with the deepest affection, whether they were fellow workers or nicrely business ac quaintances. Just before he left Ningpo. the head of the Chair Hong (with whose members more than any, perhaps, there are likely to be altercations over fares) came and presented him with a vast basket of eggs lt was not exactly convenient present, but the intention was too kindly for it to be refused.
CONFUCIANISM'S INFLUENCE="
It may be permisible to add that Arch deacon Moule deplores the abolition of the teaching of Confucianism. It made
THE GENEVA PROTOCOL.
· STATEMENT BY LEAGUE OF NATIONS UNION.
The League of Nations Union, of 15. Grosvenor Crescent, London, has insaci the following statement:
The Dominions Committee of the British League of Nations Union, under the Presidency of Earl Buxton, has bar under consideration certain misunder- standings which appear to have arisen regarding those clauses of the Gencom Protocol waich deal with disputes which one of the parties claims to arise out of a matter falling within its domestic jaris- diction. It seems clear to the Committee the Chinese familiar with certain ethical that so far from placing at a disadver- standards, hallowed by antiquity, which thge those nations who object, and rightly they always recognized even if they did object, to external interference in a mat- not always practise them. Now, these ter of domestic jurisdiction, the protoco standards have been taken away and no confers on them safeguards going even thing put in their place and the result is beyond the provisions of the Covenant apertain moral decay which cannot but be noticed.
Both Covenant and Protocol agree that though a question of domestic jurisdie- TOKYO, February 5th.
The Anti-Christian movement spread tion cannot be made the subject of cone- Owing to lack of accommodation, Am
to Ningpo in December. There were vio pulspry settlement by any Judicial or bassador Matsudaira's departure for the United States has been postponed News, writing from Buchien, in North lent articles in the newspapers and on Arbitral Body (unless by consent of the Christmas Day leaflets were distributed, two parties) it can always be discussed til February 8th, when he will embark Kinngen, of January 18th, gives the fol of an inflammatory kind, denouncing by the League Council with a view to. on the Shinya Marg
missionaries as "enemies of science and inducing an amicable settlement. by con LATER
lowing account of conditions there:-
the vanguard of imperialism and call sent. In this respect the Protocol leaTER Ambassador Matsudaira will proceed to The soldiers who left harriedly some ing for the destruction of the evil the provisions of the Covenant unchanged
"The effect of the Protocol is to make it. America or board the President Lincoln, weeks age have just been replaced by an people who have devoured the doctrine." which mils on the 9th inst.
ather six ying. During the absence of Archdeacon Moule was asked to reply to virtually certain that in case of war the former it was soon apparent that the the leaflets, but he did not think that breaking out over a question which has bandits had returned from the war." anything would be gained by entering been found to lie within the domestic Night after night one beard the familiar into & controversy. It is, one might say, jurisdiction of one party, that party would sound of rifle shots. Many of the coun- & sound doctrine, which, if oftener prac be supported by the economic and, if
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try people at night left their homes to tised, would spare much trouble: add necessary, the military and naval forcen seek refuge in the mad walled villages. indeed the agitation at Ningpo appears of all members of the League against the
action of the other party.. WASHINGTON.""
About 10 from Butsi, a market town to have died down.
Archdeacon and Mrs Moule leave
There are, it may be observed, cortain Availing himself of the third anni-not far from here, a dastardly attack many friends both Chinese and foreign questions of which immigration in the out- GRÄVE CHARGE
versary of the signing of the most im OF NAVY'S
portant treaties at Washington, Baron was made on a home. A marriage was in China, from whom they carry the best standing example which have always been MISLEADING STATEMENT.
international law to be questions. by Shidehara officially communicated a state being calebrated and the guests were of wishes for many years of happiness
at many. The bandits belonged to the Big in England,
of domestic, jurisdiction. The Japanese grudge Knife Society and they had
Ambassador-at Washington, în a nota ta the American Secretary of State last May admitted frankly that it hos within th to Hait and control immigration to its own domaine
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TOKYO, February 5th.
is view of the developments already know, the American delegation has withdraw from the opium conference. EARLIER CABLES.
VISCOUNT CECIL'S TRIBUTE
GENEVA, February 5th. Interviewed by the American journal- ists attending the Opium Conference, Viscount Cecil refuted the idea that bo Cause Mr. Porter had not succeeded in carring his point it signified defeated.
Visoqunt Cecil, interviewed by Reg der's correspondent, referred to the help. fulness of the American participation” în the present negotiations
He felt com vinced of their, sincerity.
Viscount Cecil and delegation are re- turning to London on Sunday, and the
WASHINGTON, February, 5th. During a discussion in the aircraft work of the Conference is consequently committee of the House of Representa highly beneficial to all parties alike,
the menacing competition i
in capital home and report has it that there were being pressed forward
tives, the Democrat, Mr. McClintic.
Many complaints have been made to ships
about 100 of the brigands, who killed and simultaneously finally removing officials with deliberately trying to mis will be ready by the 7th inst, and pro-lead the American people as regards the one time were current regarding the acts nate family had his head dashed on to a infest the vicinity of Statue Square
bombing of the
and intentions of Japan in China and mill store, and a little girl was torn in all hours of the day and night, parlor else-where?!
two. These fiends are stated to be ing fancy riding feats on their machines Baroz Several
Shidebars pleads for a can soldiers by day and brigands by night, to the annoyance of pedestrians. It is, ago, Mr. McClintic charg The position as regards probibition of
tinuance of that spirit of "reason, Cour- with using mand-loaded
The six wing of troops just mentioned indeed, an actual danger to the public, as well as riders themselves, when there the
bombs in the attack, and to-day be assert and tolerance, and, 1 may add, use of prepared opium is unchanged, that he had been sounded rotate sympathy," which gave the Armaments were welcomed by ass hung out at shop are two, or even three persons mounted and the joint committee of 18 members Navy Department, that no explore Confereno a high abiding place in the discretion is the better part of on the bicycle, at is frequently the case. DAN B warming against this sort of thing, annals of markind.” at the meeting to morrow will record bombs were used, but that they bad per
Baron Bhidebara expresses the hope
Buchien has been cut off from the outer Mr. N. 12 Bmith at the Central Magis their failure to reach agreement with lead Americans to believe that the treaties. Prooids to andar, the Nineputy since the last day or two that matin,hase pa res evelists, who were caught the mitted a contrary impression to go out that the procedure Power world for nearly three weeks. It is only tancy yesterday imposed a fine of 19 each Washington could not be sunk by nir.”
completed and the treaties ratified. been coming through,
12 evening in Statue Square,
ment to the Press, lauding proven against the family. They entered the
of those meetings, which
held
It is hoped, that the drug convention charged certain high Navy Department the unfounded, suspicious which at about 200 persons A son of the unfortu- the police regarding young cyclists who inherent sovereign power of each State'
ceeded with, even should the Americans factsalaington,
be unprepared to sign.
the Americans
battleship
ed the
Kavy
valeur."
In connection with the theft of assem sewing machines from the Wai Ban-wit thig Factory, Causeway Bay, one of tw Chinese charged before Mr. J. H.: Wood
at the Central Magistracy yesterday atten noon, was committed for trial at the was remanded until Monday, bail herp Criminal Sessions The other defend allowed in $750,