CABLES.
LATEST CABLES [OGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
STABILITY OF GOLD..
MORE IMPORTANT THAN RETURN
TO STANDARD.
81 20KMAH ATAMP'S VIEWA,
Loxpus, February 19th. Sir Josiah Stamp,
the statistical Buthority, in a speech at Edinburgh yesterday; said- the resumption of the
gold standard in England was not so serious or important a question na thờ larger and more permanent one of the stability of gold as a measure of value. The fact was gold had not been suf ficiently stable in value before the way to prevent severe trade reactions, due to It's movements; and, for the future it "bad"all the elements of greater instability if it was not intelligently and interna- tionally controlled with the single pur- pose of a stable price level. Sir Joshua Express, the opinion that the United States stood to gain so much, through England's leading Europe in resuming. "the gold standard, that we ought to
#tipulate for an arrangement in advance
in order to keep uniforia the world valtie
-Þf gold from falling or rising unduly.
'AGRICULTURAL CONFERENCE.
PROJECT ABANDONED `DUE TO TRADE UNION BOYCOTT.
LONDON, February 29th. In view of the Leyentt by the Traile Unions, the project of hobling an agricul- tural pnference (mentioned on Novem- ber with last) has been abandoned..
[A London' cable of November 27th read;
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13TH, 1925
EARLIER CABLES.
·FOOTBALL AT HOME.
LATEST RESULTS OF 'LEAGUE
AND OUR MATCHES.
13
LONDON, February 11th. The following are the latest results of Lengue and Cup matches in England and Scotladu:
ENULIAR CEAGLE: FIRST OFISION, Bury, : Newcastle, 0. Sunderland, "Bolton, 0, Cardiff, 4; Burnley, o
THIRD DIVISION: SOUTH Gillingham, a Bristol Rovers, P. Millwall, Bournemouth, 0.
THIRD DIVISION: VORTH.
Lincoln, 1 Darlington, &
SCOTTISH LEAGUE: FIRST DIVISION, Hearts, Partick T.. 1. Celtiv, 3; Ayr. 7.
POLITICAL SITUATION
+1
IN CHINA.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY,)
KJAOTSI RAILWAY TROUBLE.
STRIKE SETTLED AND REGULAR
SERVICE RESUMED,
THROUGH BETTER'S AGENCY.] MOTOR NOTES FROM BRITAIN. CHINESE GOVERNMENT RAILWAYS. A YEAR'S PROGRESS IN COMMER-
CEAL VEHICLES... POWERS SEND NOTE TO FOREIGN OFFICE IN PEKING,
PROTEST RE 1STERRUPTED TRAFFIC.
Pekiro, February 19th. Si W. J. Oudendijk, K.C.M.G. (Netherlands), Senior Minister, to-day sent. tite following Note to the Wai- | chinöpo : --
Monsieur le Vice-Ministre,、
TSINGTAO, February 12th. The strike on the KiLotsi Railway Was settled, yesterday afternoon, dod Iph gular train service was resumed last night. The military in charge agreed to the demand of the strikers for the Already on many occasions have the dismissal of the management.
heads of Legations" felt the arcessity to SPECIAL VOLUNTEERS ATTACKED.draw the serious attention of the Chinese
TSINGTAO, February, 11th. Hundreds of striking employers and Government to interruption of regular sympathisers attacked, the crew of traffe on Chinese Government Railways special train at Kinochow yesterday.
This interruption has caused very con Twenty were injured, including a Japanese, who was one of the volunteersiderable losses to the mercantile classes crew recruited by the traffic manager. *
in China, both Chinese and Foreign. The mob tore up the rails and refused to allow the train to proceed.
At the same time, it has created very After a five-hour wait the train rV- turned to Tsingtao,
great inconvenience to the public gene The train wat
to go to the attempting Scottish Cup replays Tesulted as fol- resque of two trains which had been rally. Deplorable as this state of things
scalled since Sunday night, when their
was-ns were all other consequences of crows deserted. The passengers are res to be in great distress, being ported
the recent state of internal war-the half-frozen and without food.
Five thousand Shantung natives call Heada of Legations trusted, that once ed on the Governor today and demand the war operations were at an end, the ed the arrest of the management. Then it was revealed that the managing Government would lose no time in restor. director, Kan Tao, had fed, and that ing normal conditions, on the railways his assistant was in hiding. here from Tsinan to take charge of the heal the wounds inflicted by military Tupan Chen is sending two of his staff and thus promote public warfare and railway temporarily, pending a settle ment of the strike.
Queen's Park, ; Thin Lanark, 1. St Johnston, 4; Hamilton A.. 1. Motherwell, 1 Hibernians, 1. Airdrieonians, 4: Kilmarnick, 2. Cowdenbeath, 1; Falkirk
low:-
Raith R., Bolness. 1. Aberdeen, ; Armadale, 0.
LATEST UABLES.
SCOTTISH CUP: THE ROUND.
Lospus, Febenary 12th The draw for the third round of the Scottish Cup, to be played on February
ist, resulted ny follows:
Kilmarnock St. Mirren
Aberdeea
Dykehead. Partick T Motherwell
Broxburn, Falkirk.
Hamilton Raith.
Rangers". Arbroath. Dundee Airdrieonians."
Celtic
2. Vale of Lever or Solway Star.
EARLIER CABLES.
THE CAIRO MURDER... STUDENT ADMITS PARTICIPATION
"IN ATTACK ON SIRDAR
A forward agricultural policy is fore- shadowed in an announcement" stating that the Government, is convoking a con- ference of landowners, farmers and. It transpires that the two men arrest workers, with Government co-operation Fed on February 2nd on cuspicion, of to recommend methods to maintain at increase of arable land and stimulate the
being connected with the niurder of the maximum production of food.
It declares the conference should aim at an addition of at least a million acres of arable land, and not give undue atten- tion to production of wheat to the excl- sion of livestock dairying and other agricultural activities.]
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS.
BOARD OF TRADE RETURNS. FOR JANUARY.
Lor N, January 12th.
for
The Board of Trade «January are: Dupuits E12,107,000 and exports £00,000,000, Conipared to Jank uary 1azi, the figures show increases in mparts of 127,719,000 and 14.815.000.
exports
FIRE DAMP DISASTER. THIRTY BODIES RECOVERED FROM STEIN MINE.
DORTA NE, February 12th. One hundred sls are missing follow- ing an explosion of fire damp is the Steio mine. Nu får 30 bodies have been
recovered and eight persons rescued
alive.
SMUGGLING GERMANS. AGENTS OF $5.5.
LUENEBURG "
HEAVILY FINED.
MELBOURNE, February 12th.
The Agents of the German steamer
::
Efforts are being made to induce the strikers to allow one train daily in each direction to carry mails.
(Continued on next Column).
LATEST | HABLES. (REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]:
BOOM IN STOCKS, .
WILD SPECULATION THROUGHOUT UNITED STATES.
operations.
They feel, however, greatly concerned to witness the coatinumner of a state of affairs which-if not promptly checked- may threaten to beconie permanent and not only throttle the economic develop ment of the country but inflict lasting injuries to China foreign trade and interests.
NEXT AUTUMN'S SHOWS.
(FROM A LONDON CORRESPONDENT.).
LONDON, Jaguary 8th. The date of the Olympia Car Show for 19 is not definitely settled, being to some extent dependent on the date chosen for the Paris Salon, but it will probably be held from October 20th to November 22nd. Other exhibition activi ties
26th.
necessity for a frame in the ordinary sense of the word. The body itself which is constructed of "Consuta" ply wood, forms all the frame that is ce quired.
The complete four-stead can is priced, ex works, at the low figure of $133. The original design emanated from Australia, the whole iden, being the production of low-priced car suit able for use under the worst possible conditions. Needless to say, the ground clearance is very adequate and the wheel track suitable.
TRADE CARRIERS.
Light threewheeled trade carriers of the motor cycle and sidecar type are" of the Society of Motor Manufac being increasingly employed for express turers and Traders for the year will be delivery work. In certain classes of the exhibit of motor craft and marine retail trade they fill the shopkeeper's engives in connection with the Shipping whole transport requirements.. In other and Engineering Exhibition at Olympin branches they are found extremely use and the Commercial Motor Vehicle Ex from November 23rd to December 8th, ful as auxiliaries to fleet of motor VAUS, being employed for effecting hibition nt 15th to the ampia from September
urgent deliveries or covering district This last should be in which only a few small deliveries particularly interesting in view of hate have to be mods frate the leading
which by that time will obtainable from several of elapsed since the Inst show of the kind. mot There is certainly no lack in the variety
motor cycle manufacturers, bat paly a few specialise in theat really serious- that are offered to com. of machines mercial motor users. The British journ bination is specially marketed as a deli-
Thus, the ly
3 Royal Enfield com-
ed a Buyers Guide from which it ap al, Motor Transport, recently publish-
very outfit at the same price as the pears that there
ordinary passenger-carrying combina Are on the British
tion; namely. 200 ex works. chines, 53 steam market a choice of 300 petrol-driven ma- 20 steam wagons, tractors, 40 electric vehicles, and 35 £re engines. These figures, of course, re present the number of varieties and not the number of manufacturers, and in wany cases models that are scheduled differ from one another paly in com paratively small details.
The B.S.. motor cycles of 1.70 and 0.58 hp are sold with commercial vnu sidecars of sufficient capacity to take goods of considerable" bulk. The same models and also the 37 h.p. are used in connection with tradesmen's box car- riers of smaller size. The Company have also recently put on the market a good light box carrier specially designed for fitting to the 140 hp. mode! only, forming a cheap combination well ng to the work usually required of ma chine of this kind unless roads are exe
the industry it is quite ustal for a In the commercial vehicle section of
rather artificially enlarged by the fact eptionally bad and heavy, manufacturer to offer a great variety of models. The
apparent number is
for
new
that a chassis intended for passenger work is often himost identicn! with one intended for the carriage of goods, differing only in one or two items as example, El wheel base or length of frame. Thus, for instance, Messrs. Thornycroft market seven types for the carriage of goods. These range from the to type "Q" for net loads of six tons type A.1. for 30 cwt. loads up
A variation of the smallest model is the Subsidy Type which conforms to War Offer requirements. For passenger work chaseis are marketed closely correspond ing to all the lighter. of goods. carrying Vehicles
Throughout th ages, however, there are many com pouent common to several types, and consequently the output is not by any might be imagined." means sub-divided to the extent which
TRACKLESS TROLLEY BUSES. During the past twelve months there has been a considerable increase in the employment of trackless trolley buscs in place of, or as supplementary to, tram- way services. Statistics published in Motor Transport show that the track- pal undertakings have covered up- less trolley cars owned by various muni-
wards of two million miles in the year, an increas of about 3 per cent, The feet operating in Birmingham alone has earried during the year
early five mil ion passengers. Ipswi and Wolver hampton are among the towns that have recently begun to use trolley buses. The former employ vehicles manufactured by the famous local firm, MORAYA Ransomes, Sims and feferies.
This concern brings auiple experience to the problem of the trolley bus, having been the first English huilder of electric bat- tery-driven vehicles and small electric trucks for use in factories. Their trolley bus with a worm-driven, back, axle.
FOREIGN BONDHOLDERS STAKE. These latter are not confined to the NEW YORK, February 12th.
ures of the railways for the transport The unprecedented hoon in stocks of tion of merchandise, food-stuffs and coal. m Cars, February 11th.
all classes since President Coolidge's Foreign interests are closely tied up with election continues anabated. An average the railways themselves, of 2,000,000 shares changes hands daily, these railways indebted to foreign sup
Not only arc The public throughout the country are wildly speculating; many forties are pliers for equipment supplied and ac value of individual, stocks has improved millions of dollars, but for hundreds of amazing-for example, shares in the holders of all nationalities interested in Commercial Solvents Chemical Manufacthe fate of the Chinese Government rail turing Company are now 170 compared to 50 last summer, showing a profit of $12,000 to every hundred shares bought
shares are 250 compared to a minimum of of last year, owing to last year's earn-revenge again allowed to few into the proper chaunes, it is evident that ings showing a profit of over 840 share. The market manipulation of the the Chinese Goverment Railways, before stock of one company, which shared these long, will become insolvent. astonishing rises, is publicly credited to the picturesque figure of Mr. W. C. Dur- rant, the famous speculator, who is re- puted to have made over $10,000 paper profits in this stock alone.
Inte Sirdar, are Abdel Hamid Anayat; nude or lost. The manner by which the tually in use to the amount of tens of meats during the year has been the pro chassis is of the single motor type
of the Student Teachers' Training Col-over 100 points within six months is millions of dollars are foreign bord
lege, and his brother, Abdel Fattah Anayat, a student of the Royal School of Law,
•
Unless control of the railways be taken withong delay from the bauds of the military commanders-who now exploit
range
from
"ROADLESS" VEHICLES. Aarong the most noteworthy develop. duction of a variety of rhicles designel for work where no roads exist. Great improvements have been made in the design of chain tracks, and these are now applicable over a wide the one-ton lorry up to the most power. ful types of steam tractor. At the lighter
Cay one-tonner, which has an en- gine developing about 33 hp. had a worm-driven back
In the system for which Roadless Traction Limited are responsible, the new and important features are lateral Bexibility of the tractor which
vehicles
The latter was brought before the ex while Castizon Pipe Foundry Company them for their own account-and the Roadles of the scale is the
amining Magistrate to-day, when he ad. mitted that he had participated, in the attack on the Sirdar. He gave the
names of the others connected with the outrage, including his brother.
SOUDAN WILL BENEFIT.
LONDON, February 11th. The House of, Commons Authorised the Government to pay to the Soudan Government for benevolent purposes the balance of the £500,000 fine received from Egypt in accordance with the de-, mand made by Great Britain at the time of the murder of the Sirdar.
Deta
Other payment made out of the £500,000 have E to Lady Stack, £3,000 to Captain Campbell, aide-de-camp, who was injured at the time of the attack, and £5,000 to March, the chauffeur, who drove the car..
TO TAKE HIS SEAT. EARL OF OXFORD AND ASQUITH
TO ENTER LORDS TUESDAY,
Losos, February 11th. The Earl of Oxford and Asgnith takes his sent in the House of Lords on Tues- day, when he will be introduced by Earl, Balfour and Lord Beauchamp.
THE EXPELLED PATRIARCH.
Luenebery were fined 100, for allowing GREECE APPEALS TO LEAGUE OF
four German seamen unlawfully to enter
the country, the immigration of Gernians
to Australia being prohibited.
'
EARLIER CABLES,
HIGH TREASON TRIAL.
STARTLING ALLEGATIONS MADE AT LEIPSIO.
in
LEIPSIC, February 11th.. Remarkable allegations were made in the course of the trial for high trea 600 of 16 Communists, including a Gen- Oral of the Russian Red Army, to the cfact that agents of Soviet Russia hed to start a Bolshevik chrku.
Neumana, an expficial of the Co munist
party, whom the Communista declared to be a spy, deposed that a military committee was revolution many fu 1023 to purchase Weapons with money supplied by the Hussian Embassy at Berlin." He alleg ed that he himself once received $25,000 for this purpose. He also alleged that had received instructions to get rid of General von Steckt, the late Hugo Stinnes and other prominent indus- trialista.
Neuman stated that
a meeting of the Communist leaders in 1923 planned pa armed outbreak, including a march on Berlin, in which several Reichstag Deputies were implicated.
Neumann added that in accordança with instructions he obtained phiala of typhus and dysentry bacilli for use in. food.
#
NATIONS.
GENEVA, February 11th. The Greek Government has appealed to the League of Nations in regard to the expulsion of the Patriarch.from Constantinople, which it declares in fringes the convention for the exchange of populations, and also other agree- ments, and creates a situation involving the risk of affecting Turen-Greek, rela- tiona..
AVIATION DISASTER. FRENCHMEN CRASH IN NIGER TERRITORY
-
U.S. APPROPRIATIONS. PRESIDENT COOLIDGE SIGNS BILL WITH AMENDMENT.
per
WASHINGTON, February 12th. President Coolidge has signed the Appropriations Bill, which includes the amendment cabled on January 1st.
axle.
it to
the
allows, like mantled winary types
of
it can
be had either with the tramcar type of controller or with a special controller combining hand and foot movements similar to those involved in driving vehicle.
NEW MODELS.
A considerable dumber of new models of commercial vehicles have been re
cently introduced by well-known British acoufacturers. The latest is the 4-ton Dennis, which may be described us an The railway equipment, much of which
improved edition of the 3-ton. Wax Uthice Subsidy Model of that make, some is as stated above, still unpaid for. is at present being destroyed or allowed
7,000 of which were supplied tor mili fall into disrepair. The very deplorable the correct suspension of the track to condition of the locomotives, passenger allow it to conform to any inequalities.vehicle even better suited for Overseas tary use during the War. The changes in design are all such as to render in ears and freight trucks is known to nil the ground, and the employment of and need not be, here described,,
For example, the frame has been rubber
wheels preventing ปาด vibration
the deepened and the cooling capacity of the due to the action of the track radiator has been considerably increased. from reaching the mechanism of the The new model also has a lower load- chassis, front wheels of ordinary type being retained.
ing platform and longer springs, n The resulting vehicle connection with which volute aux
auxiliary is easy to steer, since the fexible track springs are fitted to prevent excessive The engine developa ap-
TRACKS ARE DANGEROUS. Moreover, the tracks are neglected: bridges, culverts and other works dam. aged and in some cases even have becoing
Both the financial dangerous. material conditions of the railways are thus seen to have been made desperate.
of
and occasions no inclination towards skid- 50 b.b.p. and the chassi
ding.
machine of surprising capabilities, sly mentioned,
1 in 1.
Messze.
The
The latest development in the applica throughout is very strong and cleanly The amendment referred to was cop-
The Foreign Diplomatic Representa- tion of this track to the Super-Sentinel. tained in the following cable from Wash-
tives cannot but express to the Chinese steam tractor. The combination forms a ington: The Senate has accepted an
Government their grave apprehension at ameudraent to the Naval Appropriations this deplorable state of affairs, whose for instance, to elital embankments as Bill, requesting the President to call far-reaching consequences, at this mo-
steep a 1
The whole lay-out of another arms conference, rot withstandment, can hardly be estimated; and "they the tractor, of course, quite different ing Mr. Coolidge's recent intimation that feel it their duty to tender the most
from, that of earlier nachines of the the time was not ripe for such a confer-arnest advice so that steps may be taken locomotive type. The holier is of the ver forthwith to re-establish normal conditical water tube variety, and the engine is
horizontal The supporters of the administration tions. on all Government Railways in
with two high pressure did not oppose the motion. Ne light on China, remove the present military con- cylinders. The positions of the units the development is forthcoming from the
axles and to allew of a truly efficient are so chosen as to give really correct White House or State Department.
distribution of weights between the two The Senate has also adopted a motion
system of suspension. calling on Mr. Hughes to produce a copy of the Paris agreement, together with full understanding of its terms. such information as is necessary for a ministration.
ence.
The terms of the resolution carried in the Senate requesting the "President to call a Disarmanient Conference, lays down that the conference he held at Washing ton, charged with the duty of securing international agreement and an effectual reduction of sea and land armaments to relieve the nations of unaccessary ex penditures for the provision of anainents, and the preparation for war.]
GOOD FOR CANADA! RUSSIANS PLACE RECORD ORDER FOR FLOUR
for
ཁོར་
rolling stock to the lines to which it be longs and place the control of exploita tion and the collection of revenues in hands of the Lawful Government ad-
trol from these railways, restore the.
J
I avail, etc.,
Sad. H. E. W. J. OCDENDIJK, As Senior Minister on behalf of the Ministers of the Powers concerned.
DE. SUN, YAT - SEN.
PEKING, February 12th. The Peking Medical Union College Bulletin, today, states that the condition of Dr. Sun Yat Sen is unchanged GOVERNOR OF SHANTUNG.
FLEXIBLE SIX-WHEELERS. The second feature of the past year has been the progress made by the Hexible six-wheeled type of vehicle, of which the Scammell was the pioneer and remains the outstanding example. The Beammell six-wheelers are now employ ed
costa
have just put on the market comparatively light vehicle for net. loads of 30 cwt. This has u
25 h.p. engine with detachable head.. clutch and gear, box are built up with the engine as ons unit and the whole is mounted from three points on the sul frame. The gear box gives four speeds. and the haal drive is by worm gear.
scheme, which means that it is suited The chassis is one of those that quali fes under the War Department's subsidy for military use in all parts of the world, and therefore equally wall suited for ordinary commercial use in Overseas markets.
PNEUMATIC TYRES.
district of
The use of pneumatic tyres on sub- stantial passenger-carrying vehicles is extending considerably, and the costs of by well-known carriers such as Pies their employment are working out bet fords and MeNamaras. They are also ter than was expected, the life of the largely used as road tank wagons. One tyres proving in many cases to be very fuel distributing firm of Shell-Mex
long. Thua u Karrier saloon bes Limited have over fifty at work, and operating in the the other big oil distributors are follow. Unsterbeld has covered over 40,000 ing their lead. The advantages of the miles in plexen months. The first sype are obvious when exceptionally puncture did not occur until the Tras bulky or heavy loads, have to be drawn, had ran over 18,000 miles, and the next and equally for the carriage of long
puncture at 27,000 miles. The record loads such as timber, girders, etc.
is equally creditable both to the chassis the durability and long life of the Seam: Sufficient time has now elapsed to prove and to the tyres. As regards the former, mell type of vehicle, and also its ex-
an even faer record is that of a thirty scated. Karrier bus that has been, in treme moderation in respect of running service in Yorkshire since 1921: This
machine has now completed 130,000 miles without any serious breakdown and with- Yet another direction in which pro- of this class that the British industry overhaul. It is on performance grens is obvious in in the sphere of the bases ita claim for an increased share utility car. Thus, the Trojan, though of business in the Overseas markets. only introduced about a year and The half age, is now employed in very large
FACTORIES BUSY. numbers.
operating in That proofs of durability and long. PEKING, February 11th Japan Mandates give Tuan Tau Ming com arrangements have been made for ex- British factories is evidenced both by mand of all the Kweichow forces. and tensive export during the present year. allow him concurrently
the much improved financial results that to retain com- The car is unquestionably suited for have recently been reported in many mand of his Kweichow-Szechuan troops.
quarters, and also by the fact that A mandate abolishes Tupan of the Szechuan-Yunnan fron- springing.
the posts of chanism, solid tyres, and
almost all Df them working "áš full" tier, and Tupan of the Szechuan At the last Olympia Shows
pressure. a very in- for.. western frontier.
in the Leyland shops, example, teresting innovation was the Heron light several months past it has been necessary utility car built by the Strode Engineer for a night shift to be regularly em- ing Works, who are the manufacturers ployed. Altogether, every indication
[FROM TEE DAILY BULLETIN."] LATEST" MANDATES.
PEXINO, February 12th A mandate, published to-day, appoints Toronto, February 12th,
Kung Chi Bing as substantive Governor Russian "burers have placed an order of Shantang PARIS, February 11th.
$1,300,000 worth of flour with Canadian milling companies The Governor-General of French West claimed to be the largest order of the It is Africa communicates a telegram from kind ever given the Continent. Thi Colonel Degoys from Niamey, on the deal is on a cash basis, with further sales Niger, stating that Colonel Vuillemin's pending. The Soviets have arranged inachine crashed on leaving Niamey, and credit with New York for this and pre- that Sergeant Vandeite was killed and Colonel Vuillemin and Captains Dng.
vious orders. neaux and Knetch were injured.
PAPAL TOUR DISCREDITED.
ROME, February 11th The reports of the early conclusion of a Concordat and a subsequent papal tour of the world are discredited in well- informed quarters.
RAISULI A CAPTIVE.
MADRID, February 11th Raisuli has been taken to Agadir,
EARLIER CABLES. U.S. TREATY WITH BERLIN. WASHINGTON, February 11th.
The State Department bas approved of the Senate's reservations on the Ger man Commercial Treaty, and immediate ly seeks Germany's assent to them.
New and similar commercial treaties will be negotiated with most of the other maritime Power, whose status with the United States ante-dates world war.
commercial
YUAN TSU MING TO COMMAND KWEICHOW TORCES.
FURTHER WAR RUMOURS,” According to unofficial reports, Tang Chi Yao is sending an expedition against Kiangai and Hupeb, and Hsiao Yao Nan is bastily preparing for defence,
UTILITY CARS.
out
an
A big feet is, and life are steadily bringing business to
under"
taxicab
DE
Tough work owing to its alptional the mic are
Thus
of the Westcar light cars. The Heron leads to the conclusion that at long last. has a water-cooled engine placed amid the terrible depression under which the ships, and the arrangement of the me industry has been suffering is really chanism is such as, to eliminate the passing away.