the
CABLES.
LATEST CABLES.
(THROUGH RIUTER'S AGENCY.] CHAMPION OF LEAGUE.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, MARCH 16TH, 1925
FOOTBALL AT HOME. RESULTS OF SATURDAY'S LEAGUE MATCHES.
LONDON, March 14th. The following are the results of to-day's. matches in the English and Scottish
FRANCE AS RALLYING POINT FOR | Leagues:-
PEACEFUL NATIONS.
PARIS, March 13th.
J. Briand, in an interview with a Cepresentative of Le Pipun, expressed. His gratifiëntion on the achievements of the meeting of the Council of the League of Nations.
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He stated that despite the failure of the Protocol, the League, had become stronger thanks to the settlement of many difficult problems. France, he said, is now awaiting the new British proposals cerning the Protocol.
France, in proposing obligatory arbitra- tion of all conflicts, bad become the cham- più for the essential iden of the League, and the rallying point for all nations
piring to price. -Home,
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LEAGUE OF NATIONS. .
COUNCIL PLEASED AT GERMANS' DESIRE TO JÓIN.
POLISH POST IN DANZIG.
GENEVA, March 14th. 4th. Replying to Germany's Note of Dec. Bord last, the League tomaril notes with aatisfaction Germany's decision to seek early admission to the League. It re- assures fiermany she will be on a foot- ing of equality with other members. The reply points out that the essence of the Leegwe's Cooktitution is equal rights and equal obligations. This principle applies to Germany's reservation as regard's non- participation in punitive undertakings,
The reply explains that" the buracter and extent of any member's active' en- operation in military measures in pür- suster of the Covenant vary with the military position of the neoler coacerns ed. It recalls that the Council recom- meads a quota of effectives to be con- tributed by the respective Powers. many will be able to say
Ger- what exten
THY LEAGUE: DIVISION 1. Birmingham, t; W Han L.-E. Bolton W.. ; Aston Villa, U. Buruley, Newcastle U., . Cardiff C.. 4; Nottingham V., 0, Levis U., 1: Sheffield U., 1. Notts C, 2: Arsenal, 1.- Preston N. E., & Liverpool, 0, Sunderland, 4: Bury, 1. Tottenham R.. 1: Huddersfield T., 2 W. Bromwich A., 1: Blackburn R., 1. THE LEAGUE: DIVISION L.
Chelsen, 3 Blackpool, 0. Clapton 0., 0; Bradford C, 0. Coventry C., 3; Barnsley. Crystal P., 0: S. Shields, 0. Leicester C., 4; Fulham,.0. Manchester U, 2: Portsmouth, 0. Oldham A. C: Middlesbro', 0, The Wednesday, 0: Port Vale. 1.. Southampton 2: Derby C, 0." Stockport, 0: Hull ( 2 Stoke 0: Wolverhampton JV, 3
DIVISION THE: SOUTHERN, Aberdare, 2; Luton T,..
Briston C. B'mouth and B.A., 1. Charlton A., 3; Merthyr T.. ). Newport C, 0; Bristol R.. 1. Northampton T.. 3; Reading. 0. Norwich C.. : Millwall. o. Plymouth A. 6: Brighton and H.A., 0. Queen's Pk. E., 0: Frentford, U Southend ...0: Exeter C, 1. Swindon T., 1: Gillingham, 0. Watford, 2: Swanus T. 2.
DIVISION 11: NORTHERN. Accrington, 3; Doncaster R., 2 Bradford, Walsti, 0. Chesterfield. ; Durham .. 0. Darlington T., 2; Tranmere R., 1. Grimsby T. 2: Nelson, 0. Halifax, T., 2: Southport, 0. Hartlepools U., F; Burrow, 0. New Brighton, 4. Ashington, 41: Rochdale, 3: Lincoln, C... 0. Rotherham," it. Crew? A., 3. Wrexham, a: Wigm Barough, 3.
SCOTTIMA CIF LEASTE
Ayr United, : Raithe R.. 2. Cowdenbeath, 31. Critic, D. Bunder, 1: Motherwell, 0. Hamilton A., 3:'Queen's Pk., I. Hearts, 1. Kilmarnock, 1... Partick T., 3: Hibernians, 1.
The following fixtors were not play- :--Rangers e. Aberden; St." Mirren 2 Airtiricomans; Third Lanark & Morton.
ENGLISH A SCOTTISH.
In the match between the English
CAIRO CABINET.
RESHUFFLING OF PORTFOLIOS RESULTS IN STRENGTH
EASTERN
NEWS.
CABLE POLITICAL SITUATION
NOW
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENÈV.]
A JAPANESE DIPLOMAT.
LATEST CABLES. FAR [RECTER'S AMERICAN SERVICEĴ
DISARMAMENT CONFERENCE.
PRESIDËNT COOLIDGE Caino, March 14th.
IS
The re-shuffling of the portfolios has MAKING PREPARATIONS, resulted in a much strengthened Cabinet,
WASHINGTON, March 14th. in which it is noteworthy that M. Ziwar
Kring of opinion that developments remains Prime Minister and Minister for abroad will facilitate the convocation by Foreign Affairs
the United States of a disarmament enu-
Other portfolios are: Minister of interior...
M. Sidky. Minister of Finance
M. Yehia hrabin Minister of Education...Dr. Aylmer Minister of Publicworks
M. mail Sirry. Minister of War.... M. Moussa Fuad. The two last named are ex-Zaghlulists, while Thrahim is a former premier.
EARLIER CABLES. SUMMER TIME.
KRITISH GOVERNMENT TAKES
PERMANENT STEPS,
LONDON, March 13th. The Summer Time Bile
enacting sum- mer time yearly in a permanent form instead of the annual legislation which has operated for the past nine years passed the second reading on a free vote in the House of Commons.
The measure is a private one introduc ed by Colonel Lambert Ward, but the Government has undertaken to adopt it odically to facilitate its passage through Partament.
The Bill proposes that summer time shall operate from the first Sunday in April till the first Sunday in October. beginning week variter, it Easter. in-
tervenen.
This period is designed to fall in with
ference. President Coolidge is shortly, to lisense the subject with Mr. Kellogg Secretary of State.
IN CHINA.
{THROUGH "BEUTKE`*
PEKING'S PROPOSED LOAN.
AGENCY.]
SOVIET REFUSES TO AGREE TO PROTESTS ALREADY LODGED BY
MR. SÅTO AS MINISTER.
WARNAW, March 14th,
Japanese Diplomatic cirgles here seem impressed with the fact that the Soviet refused to agree to the appointment as Japanese Minister, to Warsaw of Mr. The President intends to make ap-
Satog whom his Government hail appoint- proaches simultaneously to all importanted Chargé d'Affaires at Moscow. capitals.
It is leamed that the United States' artitude will not be odereive and if other nations are not ready, to subscribe to the movement, the question will be considered whether the United States can act. The President favours Washington as the plnor of the conference.
ANGLO-AMERICAN TREATY. RATIFIED BY U.S. SENATE WITH
OTHER MEASURES.
WASHINGTON, March 14th.. The Senate has ratißed the Anglo- American. Treaty, defining to Canado American boundary.
It has also ratified the Treaty, recog nising Cuban" sovereignty over Pine Islands.
DISASTER AT SEA.
TAIN SEARCH FOR JAPANESE VESSEL
NAGASAKI. March 14th. The 43-ton steamer 'wajowa. Maria. Yo. 6 encountered a storm on Weilaraday
morning oft-Kabashima Islands Five
CERTAIN. LEGATIONS. .
PEKING, March 13th
It is understood that the French and Japanese and certain other Legations have protested to the Waichinop agninst the proposed 14th Your Loun.
The protest is based on the ground that the German portion of the Boxer Indem- ility, which it has been suggester should be used after three
for years. payment, must be regarded as Customs" sulas and should be yard for the settlo ment of certain outstanding foreign lo:Lis
LATE DR. SUN YAT SEN,
| destroyers have been searching for her | ARRANGEMENTS BEING MADE
in vain.":
FOR STATE FUNERAL
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The purser together with fifteen paa- sengers have been saved: a hundred other persons are missing.
JAPAN'S BUDGET,
Pisa, March 13th. The Cabinet today approved arrange- ments for a State Funeral for the late Dr. Sun Yat Sen.
The Chief Executive will personally pay a tribute of respwet to the remains. Ceremonial salutes will be offered by
aval and military units.
Official organisations have been in-
THE SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES AMOUNT TO YEN 28,000,000).
Tokyo, March 13th. Supplementary. estimates of yen Senator Reed urged the United States 26.000.000 approximately which will be structed to send representatives; and the
the agreement reached by the French, to retain the islands in the interests introduced in the Diet, incluže provisjon diplomats will also be invited to parti-
British, and Belgion Celegates at the conference in Paris in opposition to the duration period offered on behalf of the agricultural and fishing interests.
The Home Secretary supported the | measure. The aforementioned are dates jaubject to alleration when the Bill is
examined in committee.
WHEAT PRICES BREAK.
WILD SCENES. IN CHICAGO AND WINNIPEG.
Loxos, March tath
of
national defence. He declared the for the Embassy at Moscow, six con- states at various points in Siberia and Saghalien as well as one in Odessa.
Panama Canal was defenceless, because Britain commanded every channel there- to.
TURKISH TREATY SHELVED
The Lausanne Treaty, establishing Turco-American relations was sent back to the foreign relations kommittee, by the Senate.
FAR EASTERN OLYMPIAD............
JAPANESE ARE SENDING LARGE CONTINGENT TO MANILA.
TORYO. March 15th.
The Japanese contingent for the Far Senator Borah explained that this neEnter Olympiad will probably number ration was taken, because we haven't the
votes to ratify it”
A break in wheat prices baa responsible for the wildest scenes in the Chicago and Winnipeg exchanges. May futures have dropped fourteen cents to es cents in Chicago and to 114 in Winni
she is able to comply with such recomand Scottish Leagues, played at Liverpeg, the latter, being a record declias mendations. The Council explicitly de- pook, the former won by 4 goals to 1
clares that the reservation, whereby one member can retain neutrality in connce- tion with collective operations undertaken
by the Bengue against a covenant-break-
ing State would undermine the basis of the League and is incompatible with men hership.
INTERNATIONAL RUGBY,
IRELAND DEFEAT WALÉN IS ANNUAL,
FIXTCAL
LONDON, March 4th..
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The reply was rend and approved by In the rugby international match be the League Council without discussion.
After disposing of the remaining ques-fast to lay the irish teab proved vis tween Island and Wales, played at Bel- tions, the sessions terminated.
was decided to refer the question oforide by 19 points to a. the Council's competence to deal with the Greek appeal in connection with the x pulsion of the Patriarch to the World Court for an opinion in view of Turkey's enolention that the matt was one of domestic concern.
GAME DESCRIBED.
À crowd of 15,600 was present to watch the match. The weather was dull follow. ing rain in the morning which had also made the turf softish on the top.
Wales kicked off against slight
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After three minutes. Sugden secured from the serum and gave to Millen who
The collapse is due to the heavy rains which, it is believed, wiff increase the crop in the United States.
BOMBAY MILL OWNERS.
TIMES" ADVISES INDIAN TAX -
REVISION.
LONDON, March 13th. The Times Trade Supplement, in an editorial dealing with the Bombay mill owners demand for the abolition of the cotton excise duty, says that there can be he doubt that for the boon of the aboli tion of the excise with a corresponding reduction in import duty the masses of India will be willing to pay enhanced in direct taxation in other directions, for example the salt tax might be restored to 2 rupes.
MEXICO AND FOREIGNERS.
"NO DIFFERENTIATION BEING
SHOWN.
MEXICO City, March 18th.
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The competitors are leaving for Manila On May 4th.
MORALS OF SINGAPORE,
Los pox," March-13th. "
Leipate in the rites individually. Flags will be half-masteds thrdirghout the day
Further details, including the date, will be arranged at a conference between the Katang xreative and delegates from the Ministries concerned.
[FROM THE DAILY BULLETIN."]
MANDATE OF EULOGY. «
PERING, March 13th.
A mandate issued last night statem~~
Sun Wen, à former President of the Provisional Government, introduced rei forms into the country by promoting the cause of republicianism. He brought the
At the annual meeting of the Nation-revolution of 18 to a secosiful end, The United States Amahossador, in anal Union of Societies for the equal and yet he disclaimed power and posi- interview. stated that the Mexican citizenship of London, after a statement tion. Notwithstanding this, he continued overnment was not differentiating be-by Miss Alison Neilans, representing to work, for the welfare of the peoplo tween American and British petitions for social bygiene, with regard to the pre-and the country with an energy and protection of interests threatened through seat condition of morals in Singapore, it wisdom that won for him the admiration the violation of the agrarian legislation, Embassy on behalf of both countries was Representation by the United States
meeting with the fullest co-operation from the Mexican Clovernment, he said.
EARLIER CABLES.
was decided to send a letter to the of the whole nation. The Provisional. sion should be made for the introduc veteran in high esteem, and has always Colonial Secretary urging that no provi-Chief Executive has always held thin
tion of any form of State regulation of prostitution in the Straits Settlements.
PIRACY IN CHINA,
The report, regarding the results of the Second Opium Conference was approved. The Secretary General was authorised 10 take the necessary steps to secure ad hesion to the Convention of, inter olia ser a try for Ireland. Crawford took the working out of plans for the "clean THE PETERSEN AGREEMENT MAY BRITISH NAVAL RESOURCES. Afghanistan, Soviet Russia, the Hedjaz,
Mexico and the Soudan.
With reference to the Leigue's right. to investigat arabients from enemy countries, the Council passed a resolution providing for the exercise of investies tion by the Council
POLES IN DANZIG-
The League Couail decided, notwith standing the "Polish representatives', dis sent, to refer to a special session of the permmuent Court of International Justice, the" question of Polish Icticr-boxen n Polish posten in Danzig, which peta- sioned innen trouble with German citizens in Felinary.
COMMUNISTS AND POLICE.
SERIOUS CLASH OCCURS AFTER
POLITICAL MEETING
HALLE, March 14th.
Six persons were killed and thirteen seriously injured in a colison between the Police and Communists
Firing occurred immediately after
the kick, but sent the ball against the har. The Irishmen were continually at- tacking, and Crawford was only inches wide with a penalty kick.
Thirty-tsa minates from the start, an lash passing invergent ended in George Stephenson obtaining a try, which he himself converted.. Herrara, one of the Welsh Forwards, retini lame at this Ming The Irishmen
Were pressing heavily who balf-time arrived with the
5 points. Niz
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over.
The subject should be referred to the Tariff Board. The time is opportune for
ing of
the
slate advocated by the Indian Fiscal Commission. Since the excise duty assists Japan to compete with In- dan mills,, the Tariff Board might well be directed to consider the question of preference for British piece goods in
adjusting the import tariff.
OPIUM IN INDIA.
REVENUE FROM CHINA TADE
NOW IS LOST.
CANADIAN SHIPPING.
EFFECT RATES..
Ortawa, "March 13th.
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LONDON, March 13th.-
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been badly in need of his help. When I assumed my present post i invited him to come to Peking. My wish was that Bewould live a long life and work with me for the country..but heaven is so un- merciful as to deprive the country of the wrvices of such a man... When I think of the diffienitírs and troubles with which the country is beset, I an overcome with sorrow and grief.
Mr. W. C. Bridgeman'a „Memorandum in the course of the debate in the on the Naval Estimates says that House of Commons with regard to the disturbances in China and piracy in the ratification of the Petersen agreement, Yangtase and on the Cantos rivers have
The Ministry of Interior is hereby it was said that if a measure of control been a strain où the resources of the ordered to suggest on the most liberal was cured for the Atlantic and se- China Station, The gunboats on the scale that posthumous honours be con- corded, then the same principi would Yangtsze are rapidly nearing the end of ferred upon him, so as to show the Gay- br applied to the Pacific trade. - » their effective life, and they will be appreciation of his meritorious
services, e The Petersen agrément, under gradually, replaced.
subsidies, will enable the
Canadian Government to regulate fares
and freights.]
Ireland Wales
DELKI, March 13th In the gislative Asaciably, Sir Basil the interval. Ireland began Bickett.. in the course of a speech on system of After briskly, Harry Stephenson nearly getting the question of opium, referring to the A Buis later, Wales mad the firs Chim trade, showed how the whole re, dangerous attack. but the movement was venue, which once came from China was" brought to an end by fine tackling. now lost, and that the cultivation in George Stephenson kicked fine Chian was now estimated at from 7 to penalty-goal for Ireland after twelve 20 times the Indian, cultivation. China: become the most important world
minutes play: Soon after, the Irish hacer.
tuckling was a fault and the handling
The Indian revenue from
of the With forwards resulted in Turn-xport tri
port trade had fallen from 801 laku ill scoring a try, which, however, Wis
of rupees in 1910 to lakhs 1023, not converted.
The Government of India would be
only
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HORRORS OF BOLSHEVISM.
BRITISH CHAPLAIN'S.
The First Lord of the Admiralty" men- Llons that four motor-launches were Beut
"CUD ́ OF REMEMBRANCE"
TION OF GALLIPOLI."
out to the Yangtze, and that useful"THAT POOR SPIRITED EVACUA- service is being pertaruid on the Canton river by launches provided by the Hong Long Government and manned by the
navy,
THIEF LIVES AS A MONK.
speeches by the English and Frenchward dribble, which was not improved pro prohibited smoking, steeiution, the Rev. R. Courtier Forster, MANÝ MONTHS IN A MONASTERY.
A remarkable speech was 'made by General Sir Jan Hamilton at New- custic-on-Type on the occasion of a mass meeting of ex-service men, "
Ex-service mea had become fever proof, be said, and immune from warlike ambi- tions, but the young fellows of the sent day seemed every whit as ready to turn themselves into food for powder
at me be as the other chaps in 1914. Human be ings were constantly losing their bearings.
influence of time. Let them
TESTIMONY.
Addressing a meeting convened by the "Shortly before the end "Browne scored too pleased if the countries now taking Coleford. Gloucestershire, Unionist. Asso-
Indian opium try for Ireland, after a typical for.
of India did not wish to who escaped from Galicia following Communists. The police had previously upon.
by a degradation of other cous banishment by the Soviet Government informed the Communist Party that for The Irishmen continued to have the of other producing countries would not years, said the Bolsheviks had abolished liqueurs and chocolate, says the Rome Trappist munks who have a ficurishing tries, but so long as the Governments
from Russia, where he had lived for nine eige Communists would not be allowed upper hand. and Harry Stephenson restrict smoking there was no reason w God, and Christianity in Russia was
business in Rome in the manufacture of
When a German Communist started-to" scored y which George Stephenson India should forego a revenue which
correspondent, of a London paser, have hat time between themselves and an event translate the speeches: a police officer converted.
would be simply transferred to Turkey dying
been the victims of a robbery carried out and it worked just as strange changes
Time or to Persia. protested and when the audience showed
by a clever thief who entered one of their in memory, as it did in fashions. Later. hostility, summoned reinforcements and
if taken in minute doses, made mortale monasteries and lived there, for several ordered the people to leave the hall.
In the course of the opium debate, the
montas, passing himself off as a moak: minimise the dark things of the past The crowd attacked the polite with empty
Assembly passed a resolution, by 80 votes
Some time ago a monk arrived" at the magnify the bright. to 12 urging the restriction of the drug
monastery and asked admittance saying i nome ways hear glasses and chairs.
to scientific and medical purposes
..to
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The final score, was-
Ireland... Wales
19 points. 3 points
TENNIS AT HOME.
gallery at the police. The latter replied. LONDON PLAYERS DEFEAT TEAM
Suddenly a shot was fired from the
inflicting the casualties mentioned above. CRICKET IN AUSTRALIA.“ HEAVY SCORING AGAINST M.C.C.
IN FINAL MATCH. "
ADELAIDE, March 14th. In reply to the M.C.C. score of 179, South Australia. made, 443 in the first innings. Chief scorers were Pritchard 87, Rundell no and Rymill 140. "Tate, took 4. wickets for
FROM PARIS..
Losos, March 14th On the Dulwich courts to-day, London heat Paris, at lawn tennis, by 11 matches
to 10.
"VARSITY BOAT RACE. LIGHT BLUES SHOW FINE FORM AT PUTNEY.
GENEVA PROTOCOL. ·
t. In
In his own chaplaincy 26 bishops and 70 clergy had been murdered. The Bol- sheviks' cry was,, " Away with God and down with the clergy."
Under Soviet rule man and wife were
that was fortunate. for
of that poor was dissolved quite as easily. In the monasteries in Northern Italy. He waspirited evacuation
and
It would course of twelve months. there was nothing assigned some humble task. One morn-be down and out just as soon as any to prevent' six or seven times.
a man from exchanging wives
ing when the monk on daty knocked at shell-shocked soldier. But he preferred to think of such things as the British Men and women were robbed of their the door of each cell as is the custom
among Trappists, saying, Remember. Legion and its work. If they clothing in the streets and forced to walk brother, that you must die." he found this too much, about the past the imagination". home naked in several degrees of frost, stranger's cell empty. Hasty search re- got to work and they might Women were outraged, mutilated, and vealed that he had escaped after riding themselves in a war which would shell shot down in the streets and there left to the monastery of all the valuables it con shock the whole community. dic, and men were murdered in the most tained." diabolical way imaginable.
married by declaration, and marriage that be came from one of the Trappist2tly chewed the cud of re-
A. BENES' RESOLUTION IS PASSED AT GENEVA.
GENEVA, March 12th. The Council of the League of Nations unanimously passed a resolution moved by M. Benes, fremier of Czecho-Slovakia, regard to the Protocol to the next Sep- referring the delegates' statements with
Anything that was technical was con- Assembly of the League.
In a lengthy speech defended sidered by the Reds to be the mainstay the Protocol for which he said all the off all officers, doctors, and chemists.
of the capitalists, so they took to killing small nations were The batsmen scored steadily throughout Bath 'Varsity crews are now.nt Putney.
longing Mr. Auster Chamberlain, Eritain's Thousands of people had died of star- the day, despite the varied attack and The Cambridge eight rowed the full Foreign Minister, briefly recapitulated vation. He himself had been faiced to good fielding.
course in a trial. this afternoon in: 20 the British stand-point and announced pay from £2 to 3 for a small load and The 3.0.0. had made without loss minutes, 4 seconds. This is considered that Britain accepted H. Bene's resoin-10s. 6d. for a piece of horse flesh. He had when stumps, were drawn for the day. very creditable.
eaten cat stew until he got zick- of it,
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The police discovered that he was years in prison.
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notorious thief who had once served three
We had not improved much. Even Athens, after the Grecian Wars Cookt not show any unemployed. Pericles. would not stand the dole. All our unem The Trappista are one of the silent ployed would, under Pericles, hare beers orders of the Roman Catholic Church. hard at work upan projects of national They have no community life and live utility and beautification. W 'newere cry silent and solitary lives, each is his cell reclametion of the Wash, a canal betwe
ing out for electrification schemes the or at his allotted task. They meet to Forth and Clyde, and instead we went gether any for religious observances and
ther they do not speak to one mother on paying a million able-bodied citizens
for doing nothing.