CABLES.
LATEST CABLES,
(THROUGH RIUTER'S AGENCY.j SECURITY OF EUROPE. NEW DEVELOPMENT SINCE
GERMAN PROPOSAL
OTHERS WAY JOIN ALMO.
LONDON, March 4th. The question of the security of Europe has undergone a new development as a result of the German proposal for a mutual British, French, Belgian and Ger. man security part, eventually including Italy..if the latter desires it, and supple- mented by arbitration treaties between Germany, Poland and Czecho-Slovakin.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MARCH 5TH, 1925
LATEST CABLES.
LAST TEST MATCH.
ENGLAND SUFFERS SEVERE DEFEAT AT SYDNEY.
FINE BOWLING, BY GRIMMETT.
SYDNEY, March 4th. The weather was cloudy, when the match was resumed this morning, on a good wicket, before a small attendance.
An hour sufficed to bring England's inn- ings to a close, leaving Australia victori- ous by 307 runs.
It was an inglorious finish, contrasting it with the previous Titanic struggles.
Grimmett was triumphant and deserved every wicket he got.
LOOKING BACKWARD.
According to the Havas Agency's diplo Entic correspondent, it appears Paris and
Tate beads the English Test bowling London have already agreed that a néces- sary preliminary to any such arrange-averages with 38 wickets for 881; Kilner's bent will be the admission. of Germany average is 17 for 300. to the League of Nations, alter which the
ENGLAND.
gad Innings
J. B. Habhs, at Oldfeld, b Grim-
wett
H. Sutcliffe, b Gregory
D.
A Sandham, l.b.w.. b Grimmett... 15 F. E. Woolley. Andrews, b
Kelleway
23 E. Hendren, e Oldfield, b Grimmett 101 J. W. Hearne, Lb. w., b Grimmett 24 W. W. Whysall, st. Oldfeld, b
Grimmett
18
R. Kilner, e Ponsford, b Collins... I M. W. Tate, e Mailey, 'b Kelleway 30, A. E. R. Gilligan, not out
H. Strudwick, e Mailey. h Grim-
mett
Extras
Total
1 D 3
FALL OF WICKETS.
6.
મ 9
14 31 32 30 84 96 300 148 146
BOWLING ANALYSIA
10
148
R.
Gregory
Grimmett is
31
1
B
Kelloway Collins
16
38
· EARLIER CABLES.
VICEROY OF INDIA.
LORD READING TO CONFER WITH SECRETARY OF STATE,
LONDON, March 3rd. Lori Birkenhead (Secretary of State for. India) has invited Viscount Reading, | Viceroy of India, to 'come to England in April on stort leave not exceeding four months, with the object of is personal discussion with Lord Birkenhead,
Viscount Reading has accepted the invitation, and Lord Lytton will act as Viceroy during the interim.
LATEST CABLES. VISIT IS CHIEF TOPIC.
DELAI, March 4th
POLITICAL SITUATION
IN CHINA.
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
MARSHAL WU PEI IU. REPORTED TO BE TRAVELLING TO YOCHOW,
SHANGHAI, March 3rd, It is reported from Hankow early this morning that. WaPei Fu passed Hankow on board a gunboat on his way up the river to Yochow,
HIS ALLEGED INTENTIONS.
PEXixo, March 4th.
In connection with the report that Marshal Wn Pei Fu passed Hankow at 4 am yesterday in a gun-bont, accom The news that Lurd Reading is going panied by a transporta, it is rumoured te England monopolises political discus at Hackow that Wu Pei Fu intenda to aion. It is the universal opinion that the rally Chao Heng T and some of the visit concerns the proposals of the Com- Schuen generals to his support. mitiée, appointed by the Raj last year It is reported Hsiao Yao Nan is a THE TEST AVERAGES At batting, Sutcliffe has made 134 in
to report and make recommendations in party to the movement, To-morrow (March 8th) the English 9-innings; Hobbs scored 573 in attempts. Cricketers, are due to play the Northern nnection with working reforms. In For the Australians, Grimmett's bowl-Districts of Australia, and the tour con- connection with these, it is very probable cludes with the match against South Ausdeputations from various political parties tralia which commences at Adelaide on March 13th.
will also go to England to state their Below are given the analysis of the case to Lord Birkenhead. members of the sides in the ärst four Test matches:-
"
Allies must examine the question of guarantees for the maintenance of peace por only on the Rhine but on the ensterning average is 21 wickets for 92, while frontier of Germany.
Ryder's hatting record is 363 runs in 6 innings. He scored 201 not out in his Erst match.
Finally the Allies nuust decide whether the proposed pact should not be accom *panied by or' preceded by a purely inter
allied agreement in order to guard against repetition of the violation of Belgian Deutrality
UNION OF SOVIETS.
M. KALININ IN APPEAL TO THE PEASANTS.
M. RYKDYT IS HOPEFUL,
Gilligan, reviewing the tour, emphasised: the advantage of winning", the toas wus equal to 100 runs. The features had been the magnificent hatting of Hobbs and Sut. cliffe, the superb bowling of Tate and the brilliant keeping of Strudwick. The Eng- lish fielding was generally superior, but the inconsistency in batting was a big factor in the defeat. The Australians were capable batsmen 'throughout. Eng- land's casualties had beep beary, he said,
derful hospitality and would leave Aus- tralia without an enemy,
Full scores follow:
TILIS, March 4th. In an inaugural speech, at the opening of the third session of the Central Exe-but the Englishmen appreciated the won- cutive Committee of the Union of Soviet Republics, M. Kalinin appealed to the peasants to co-operate with the invern ment. He announced a Bill would be introduced at the forthcoming mession. providing for a decrease of 23 per cent.
in the agricultural tax..
INFLUENCE OF SOVIET..
AUSTRALIA. 1st Janings.
Ponsford Freeman Hartkopf Woolley
BATTING.
Not Top Inns out, score. Runs. Avge. 1 201 397 109.00
101.7
It is pointed out that the Governors of Burma, Bihar, and Assam and also Sir Basil Blackett, Finance Member, will all be in England this summer. Lord Read 50.00ng's Private Secretary, Sir Geoffrey de 62.62 Montmorency, is already in England to
63.33
49.00 report on the reforma which will be pub
Ryder Sutcliffe, Hobbs Taylor Whysall Hendren
178 712
0
13+ 360
D
105 301
3 D
1 92
76 160 994
1 129
393
9
80
D
80
17,87 40.00 40.00
lished in March.
7 0
..35.71
210
35.00
104
34.66
265
33.12
197
82.83.
246 31.00
165
111
30.93 27.75
V. Richardson 6 Kilper...... 3 0 Collins Oldfield ....... N
3 0
N
3 8 8 8 8 7 = 7 8 8 2 999*
173 24.71 170 94.98
117
23.40
53 14.60
►
24 98 14.68
|
A. Richardson 8 Chapman Andrews
7
0
Gregory
8 1
Kelleway
8 1
Hailey
3
Hearne
0
Bardsley
0
V
Tate
34 97
13,85
Strudwick,
b
Hendry
0
品
12.50
1
Douglas
21.00
Gilligan
31 50
9.83
S. E. Gregory, run out
29
Strudwick
44
J. M. Taylor, & Whysail, b Tate
15
T. J. E Andrews, c Whysell,
Kilner
3
8.80 4.30. 250
WIN
M. Ponsford, c Woolley, b Kilner 60 A. Kippax, b Kiner
42
M. Rykoff extolled the diplomatic cleverness of the Soviet, which proved by the number of countries which had recognised the Soviet, He declared the increasing influence of the Soviet in the Far East was causing uneasiness to Western Europe and the United States. "He claimed agriculture in Russia had in
proved the "arre sown hy about eighty per cent of the pre-war figure, but the bad harvest of 1994 had cost the Govern
*5,000,000 roubles and affected
medt
6,000,000 people.
"bad subsidised the
The Government
peneanto to the extent of $2,000,000 roubles for the Spring sowings and seeds to the same amount has been imported from abroad. The industrial production was equivalent to 60 per rent. of the pre-war output. He (emphasised that close Franco-Russian re- lations were most "desirable for inter hational politics. They might have many ideas in common especially with regard to the Far East. He concluded by stat "ing the foreign policy of the Soviet aimed at peare: but he questioned whether the Eaviet was not going too far in the direc- tion of disarmament.
DUTCH DISARMAMENT.
BILL BEFORE SECOND CHAMBER FOR ALL-ROUND REDUCTION.
THE HAGUE, March 4th. The Socialist party introduced & Bill in the Second Chamber, providing for the disarmament of Holland." The men- mure is based on the lines of the Bill now
being debated in Denmark,
The Bill aime fratly at the reduction of the annual recruitment from 19,50C
to 3,000 for the army and provisionally to 1,000 for the Navy.
Secondly, it provides for the shorten. ing of military service to 3 months.
Thirdly, it would abolish recurring periods of training,
Fourthly, demobilisation of all ordinary serving men over 30 years of age is pro
"vided for.
Fifthly, provision is made for the demobilisation of all men below 30 years of age except 3,000 of each class.
Sixthly, the Bill ains at the establish- ment of a security corps
H. L. Collins, c
Gilligan
3. S. Ryder, b Kilner
C. Kelleway, b... b Tate
W. A. Oldfeld, a Strudwick, b Tate 29 A. Mailey, b Tate........
A. Grimmett, not out
Extras
~8-8-*
EARLIER CABLES.
LORD ASQUITH.
GALLERIES CROWDED TO HEAR HIS MAIDEN SPEECH.
LayDos, March 3rd. The galleries of the House of Lords were crowded to hear the maiden specch of Lord Asquith, who raised the ques- tion of the occupation of the Rhine- land. He sympathised perfectly with the legitimate feeling of insecurity of France owing to the death of the tri- said that the situation He pact. forded
επιρία ground for state- manship in the interests
of
France, Europe and world-wide security to pro- duce a substituted and more comprehen- Centuries.--England: Sutcliffe 115," 176,
sive pact. That at present was the
pri- 191; 143; Hobbe 115, 154, 119; Woolley mary and most urgent need, but it was no reason for attemping to convert limit- Australia Collins 114: Ponsforded temporary measures into an indefinite 119, 128; Taylor 103; V. Richardson 136, occupation of the left bank of the This
Sandham Tyldesley
Ryder *201. "
th
BOWLING.
0. M. R W. Avge.
29
CORRESPONDENCE.
FAR EASTERN CABLE NEWS.
(THROUGH REGTER'S 'AGENCY. }
THE "CHICHUEN" INCIDENT.
MISSIONARY GIVES MORE DETAILS OF OUTRAGE..
SOLDIERS" BRATAL "BEHAVIOUR,
ICHANO, March 4th. Further details of the outrage on the Chichten on February 20th are given by missionary passenger. After the sampa't had exprizel, two men, one in uniform evidently passengers, walked towards the Captain. More soldiers thea went up to "the Captain whom they dragged down the stairs and pushed into
swall boat. The narrator boarded unother sapan and went to the military headquarters. The Captain was brought along by the soldiers with his hands bound behind his back. They were later untied and, after a conversation, the Captain was again taken away.
While the narrator was astore, his wife was rudely' treated by the soldiers who were placed as guards aboard the Chichuen, They entered her roop and
ST. PAUL'S RESTORATION FUND.it was only with difficulty that she pre-
[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONGKONG
DAILY PRESS."
vented her young daughter, who was ill in her berth, from being exposed,
CHINA INDEMNITY BILL,
MEASURE READ. SECOND TIME IN COMMONS.
-
SIR-Mr. W. L. Pattenden is, I under- stand, the Hon. Secretary to St. John's Cathedral Rody, As St. Paul's Cathe- dral is nominally a Church of England building, why does he not get the lotal.
LONDON, March 3rd. The House of Commons passed the body of members of the Church of Eng-second reading of the China Indemnity Bill dealing with the allocation of the Boxer. Indemnity.
land to act? Even a collection in the Cathedral would set an example: Yours,
etc.....
A. WREN.
Hongkong, March" 4th.
EARLIER CABLES. (REUTERS AMERICAN SERVICE)
Mr. H. Hudson (Lav., Hudders Beldy moved it, rejection in
protest against insufficient guarantees that the money will be devoted primarily to education purposes.
Mr. Ronald MacNeill, Under-Secre tary of State for Foreign Affairs, in reply, contended that the advisory com- mittee ought to be left some “lasitude. He pointed cut that there might be hedical purposes which would be exceed- ingly beneficial to China.
The amendment was negatived without a division.
FROM THE DAILY BULLETIN."] BUSSIA AND JAPAN.”“ GRATIFCATION, IN TOKYO DIET OVER TREATY..
PRESIDENT COOLIDGE.
PEACE INTENTIONS OR AMERICA EMPHASISED.
INAUGURAL ADDRESS AT CAPITOL
WASHINGTON, March 4th. President Coolidge, in an inaugural
„Toxyo, March 3rd. address after taking the oath at the Capitol, emphasised. America's peaceful! This afternoon, the Lower House pass intentions, but said America ought to its gratifention at the restoration af
ed unanimously a resolution recording. LORD CURZON REPLIES. maintain a military force conforming | Russo-Japanese relations as being an in- portant contribution to international Lord Curzon, repiring, reiterated that, with the dignity and security of a great peace welfare. consistently with the loyal carrying out people. of the treaty, the Government desired that the occupation of Cologne should It ought to be a balanced force, in- terminate as soon as possible. He pro-ensely modern, and capable of defence mised the most careful consideration of
the Commission's voluminous report, and by the sea, by the land, nader the sex he hoped that the Germans might be and by the air; bat it, should be so con-
being given an opportunity 37.94
heard. of He expressed the
that opinion publication of the report might militate no important against a solution. but decision like the retention of the troops in the Cologne area would be made with, out publication of the grounds upon" which such decision is based.
14.
12
9
Hendry
15 3 31
3 13.66
Total
.285
Kilner .
248
13
Tate **
1574
19.07 23.24
Hendren... 51 0
1- 27.00
BOWLING ANALYSIS.
A.Richardson
248
31.00
PL
W
Kilner Tate Gilligar
Kelleway ....
359
11
3266
D7
Ryder
..100
3 38,33
4
92
Gregory
721 19
40
Henrue
.Woolley
Mailey Hearne
38H 24 41.08
429
46.66
Woolley
:343
7
48.00
FALL OF WICKETS.
Gilligan
1
3 4 5
0
Freeman
11. 10
Douglas
3
55" 64 09 103,278 239 239 264
ENGLAND.
126 9 450. 0 104 130
4
$3.25 57.37 104.00
18t Innings'
Collins Chapman Hobbs Whyall
25 B 48
0
3 1 20
5 อ
0
9
4 47.
EARLIER CABLES.
J. B. Hobbs, e Oldfield, b Gregory 0 H. Sutclife, Mailey, b Kelleway A. Sandham, run out
F. E. Woolley, b Grimmett
E. Hendren, Ponsford, b Gregory 10
J. W. Hearne, 1h.w.. b Grimmett 16
W. W. Whysall. Lb. w., b Grimmett 8
R. Kilner, st. Oldfield, & Grimmett 24
M. W, Tate, b Ryder................
A. E. R. Gilligan, st. Oldfield, b
Grimmett
H. Strudwick, not out
5
Extras
Total
..167
BOWLING ANALYSIS.
Gregory
Kelleway Mailey.......
Ryder **** Grimmett
V.
38
+1
13
0.
FALL OF WICKETS.
J
2. 3 4 5. 6
8.
0 14 28 58 .96 109 122 157 163
ACHTRALIA.
and Innings.
S. Ryder, b Gilligas
ว
E ̈Gregory, 1bw, b Hearne ... 92
b
J. E. Andrews, e Woolley, Hearne o
J. M. Taylor, st. Strudwick, b Tate 25 M. Ponsford, run out ...
A. Kippax, Whyall, b Woolley a maximum
of 3,000 in substitution for the army.
The Socialists propose that the Bill shall operate as from, January, 1st 1928.
TRADE FACILITIES BILL,
LOAN INTEREST 18 EARMARKED FOR PUBLIC UTILITIES.
LONDON, March 4th.' The Trade Facilities Bill eaibodies the Imperial Economic Conference proposals with regard to paying three-quarters of the interest on Tonns, raised in England by the Dominions and Colonies, for the purpose, of public utility undertakings, the maximum annual guarantee being £1,000,000 and the period of payment s years.
B
H. L. Collins, 1b.., b Tate
C. Kelleway, Whysall, b Tate 73
A. Oldield, not out
4 Grimmett, h Tato
Extras
བ་།
Total
חר
FALL OF WICKETS.
3 45 8 7
9
743 110 130 152 166 209 325 325
DOWLING ANALYSIS,
Gilligan "Txte
. Kilker
0
Hearne
84 2
Woolley
14 1
0
12
Tyldesley 37 3
FOOTBALL AT HOME.
LATEST RESULTS IN SCOTTISH LEAGUE GAMES.
LONDON, March 3rd.
The Scottish League match between St Mirreu and Aberdeen resulted in favour of the latter by three goals to
one.
DAVIS CUP.
NEW YOEX, March 3rd. New Zealand has challenged for the Davis Cup.
STANDARD QUALITY TEA.
QUESTION OF FIXING MINIMUM! UNDER DISCUSSION.
E
the ducted that all the world 'could ́see therë- in, not a menace, but an instrument öf security of peace.
As a result of the limitation of naval armaments, the American navy ranked
DISCUSSION AT MOSCOW..
Toryo, March 3rd. The discussion of the farther detaila
of the Russo-Japanese Agreement will
be held at Moscow, according to a state the Lower House ment by the Government spokesman in
ふ
DISARMAMENT CONFERENCE.
JAPAN READY TO PARTICIPATE IN DISCUSSION.
REVOLUTIONARY PROPAGANDA. larger, comparatively, than it had verlying to an interpellation, that he ex-
HOUSE OF COMMONS DISCUSS STEPS FOR SUPPRESSION.
ranked before.
TOKYO, March 3rd. Baron Shidebars told the" Peers, re-
pected that America would call 'a Disar- He strongly favoured continuance of mament Conference when the European reparations questions are settled. He the Policy of conferences wherever con- declared that Japan was ready to partici- ditions promised practical and favour-pate, though preferring that the agenda for the Conference should be preliminari– ly discussed.
LONDON, March 4th. The House of Commons debated a so- tion moved by Captain Geoffrey Peto able results. (Conservative) condemning the revolu-
President Coolidge reiterated his tionary propaganda being carried on in Britain and the Empire, by Communists desire to see America participate in the and others" and supporting the Govern-
any action to suppress this pro court of international Justice. He also paganda.
arged national economy and compre- Sir Frank Nelson (Conservative), se-
bensive tax reduction! conding the cotion, declared the Com- munist whip extended over India, Africa, Australia, Palestine and elsewhere,
Mr. John Searr (Labour) moved an Amendment urging that the ordinary process of the law was sufficient to deal with acts of
violence.
"
LATEST CABLES. SIMPLE CEREMONIES.
WABILIFOTON, March 4th
As a result of President Coolidge's Earl Winterton, Under Secretary of State for India, replying, pointed out economy campaign, the ceremonies at the that British tradition allowed the widest inauguration of himself, and General freedom of
of speech.
"He expressed the opinion that the Dawes were of the simplest, causing dis- Revolutionary Communist Party in Bri-pleasure to the merchants, trades people tain, although pernicious, numbered not
TROUBLE AT HANKOW.
VOLUNTEERS CALLED OUT TO QUELL DISTURBANCE.
---
HANKOW, March 3rd. The Volunteers were called out this afternoon following a disturbance by richa, coolies,
Three of the ringleaders were arrested. 'There has been no further incident sa for.
Later. Today's disturbance was a sequel tor the killing of a ricaba coolie by & Chin ese policeman in the British Concession. The Volunteers were withdrawn, at six o'clock this evening.
[The Wuchang, correspondent of the C. Daily News, writing on February 21st, gave the following account of The day's events consisted of adminis the incident Considerable interest
more than 3,000 or 4,000, but there was and citizens. good round for hoping the movement was going backwarda instead of forwards
Closure was carried by 233 to 109 votes,
LONDON, March 3rd In the House of Commons, at ques- tion-time, replying to a suggestion that the Board of Trade should if the mini-
tering the oath to General Dawes in the bas heen aroused bere over a rick- mom standard quality for imported tea, but the Speaker declared the vote was Senate Chamber at the Capitol at noon; beaten to death by a policeman in sha coolie who is said to have been Sir P. Cunliffe-Lister, President of void owing to a technical mistake in con the Board of Trade, promised to convey nection with a teller's action which the and to President Coolidgo outside the Hankow in the British Concession. The the suggestion to the Minister for Speaker upheld. The debate covecquent Health, but he expressed the cpiniony was adjourned tine die. that such measures would tend. to check the importating of sound low-price teas to the disadvantage of poor consumers. ROYALTY ON HOLIDAY.
The HAGUE, March 3rd. Queen Wilhelmina and the Prince Consort are taking an unofficial holday in Switzerland, where they intend to spend a fortnight.
:
MURDER OF SIRDAR.
TWO MORE SUSPECTED MEN SET AT LIBERTY.
TURKISH CABINET.
STORMY DEBATE PRECEDES RESIGNATION.
CONSTANTINOPLE, March 3rd.
A stormy debate preceded the Cabinet's resignation.
Last sight in secret session the Peo- ple's party, and the Extremists criticised the Government's policy and demanded the general application of repressive bieasures against all reactionary ten- dencies.
C
Fetch Bey, Premier, deprecated such measures as being unjustifiable, This Was greeted with the liveliest recrimins- Arfattions, and finally an Extremist motion
was adopted by to votes to 60,
CPIRO, March 23rd. Abdel Hadiel Melugi and Abdula, secretary of the Extremer Na tionalist White Flag Society, who were arrested in connection with the murder | of the Sirdar, have been released, "
Capitel at 1 pin. The latter ceremony the true fauts have not yet been ascer
affair happened a few days ago, but took place in the presence of a vast throng, Mr. Talt administering the oath, taped. According to one account, it was a Sikh policeman in Poyang Road who, after which thero was a comparatively meagre inaugural procession from the Being a riekshn coolie hehaving ia a die- Capitol to the White House; where Pre orderly fashion, fell upon him and be laboured him so mercilessly that be died sident Coolidge, and General Dawes a few hours later, after having been taken (Vice-President) revieved the soldiers to the Roman Catholic Hospital Accord and sailors attended by the Governors
of the different States.
EARLIER CABLES.
'THE WORLD' COURT.
UNITED STATES TO ADHERE TO PROTOCOLI
WASHINGTON, March 3rd. The House of Representatives by 301 votes to 28 passed a resolution express Fetch Bey immediately resigned, but ing an earnest desire that the United he was requested to carry on in the States; should adhere to the World interist
Court Protocol'
ing to another story, it was a Chinese policeman who coumitted the assault by kicking the man-severely in the stomach Another story adds that the coolie bad been run into by motor-ear & fe minutes before his encounter with the policeman. And that this accident was the cause of his serious injury," as well ns of his subsequent curious behaviour. The accused policeman is at present an inmate of the British Municipal Gaot and the case is being investigated by the British Court. Meanwhile, the matter, being made a cause of agitation by those whose business it is to make agitation ont of such causes.