CABLES.
LATEST CA BLES. {THROUGH NEUTER'S AGENCY.]
ITALY'S WAR DEBTS. SIGNOR MUSSOLINI ISSUES FULL STATEMENT.
Ruxe, May 22nd. Signor Mussolini stated to-day that Italy's war debts amount to one hundred ⚫ milliard tire, of which 30 milliards are due to America. Contrary to press re-
perte, the latter had not presented any official demand for opening imunedicte negotiations for the liqquidation of the demt; but friendly, non-official conver- sations had occurred.
Italy would do her utmost to meet her. debts as far her economic situation permitted
But in view of Italy's great sacrifices in he war and in view of the fact that her wealth was onely one-fifth that of France and incomparable tu that France and incomparable to that of Britain, Italy was entitled to something Juore than the most favour nation treat- int and if a moratoroum was accord ed other debtor nations. he could ask still longer moratorium for Italy. At was minifestly nufair to give a con. quer anion, like Germany, better treatment than one of the Alfies,
UNDERWRITES HIT. SADDLED WITH MAJORITY OF L.C.C. LOAN.
LONDON, May 1st. Following the failure of the New Zealnik Lean, underwriters of the Lon- clon County Council Loan of £6,000,000, issued at 94 and bearing interest at -1 per cent, have, been saddled with 75 per cent, of their dealings, Quotations to day opened at 14 diet int.
COMMUNISTS IN WARSAW. OVER FORTY LEADERS UNDER ARREST.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MAY 22ND, 1925
EARLIER CABLES FAR
THE ARMS CONFERENCE.
FURTHER
PROGRESS
REPORTED
FROM GENEVA.
GENEVA, May 20th.
Arms The general committee of the Conference carried the amentiments to the draft Convention submitted by the Americun
the
delegation. including elimination of article 28, providing that the Council of the Leagas of Nations should publish an annual report of the operation of the Convention.
It is noteworthy that the American ↑ amendments aimed at excluding from the Convention all mention of the Lengue of Nations.
f
QUESTION OF ENFORÜEMENT, There was a lengthy lieussion of the Jugo-Slav
to article amendment providing that the Convention he not enforced until ratified by 12 Powers.
Themmendment proposed that the Con vention be enforced simultaneously with the Convention controlling the private manufacture of arms, unitions and plements of war.
EASTERN CABLE
NEWS.
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
SIR EDWARD STURBA.
MAY BE OFFERED POST IN
NIGERIA."
LONDON, May 20th- The Manchester Guardias's London correspondent states that the name est frequently mentioned in connection "with the post of Govenor of Nigeria is succes sion to Sir Hugh Clifford, is Sir Edward, Stubbs, Governor of Hongkong.
[Rumours Associating the name of Sir Edward Stubbs with Nigeria, have been ih circulation before, but no official news
is obtainable locally" regarding either Eis Excellency's next appointment or his successor in Hongkong.
THE MANILA OLYMPIAD..
WIDE REGRET EXPRESSED AT JAPANESE WITHDRAWAL.
ME, HIRANUMA'S APPEAL.
THE TAIPO STATION CASE. MR. BRAYFIELD FOUND GUILTY.
OF TRESPASS
YINED AND BOUND OVER.
MANIA, May 21st The case adjourned from last werk) Despite "the cabled appeals from Mr. in which Mr. T. H. G. Brayfield, of Hiranna, President of the Japanese Taipo, was summoned at the instance of Amateur Athletic Association," Japan's the Kowloon-Canton Railway Company truck and held teams still refuse to con- for using ulting words to Mr. Sang tinue the contest. Thus it is practically Lam Sau, stationmaster at Taipo, where assured that the Philippins will win the by oreach of the price might have games by default.
been occasioned, was continued before The corrected track and held stand-Mr. S. B. B. McElderry at the Centra:
ings are:-
Philippines Japan China
Yesterday, when the case was called, Mr. Whyte Smith again appeared to prosecute and Mr. F. G. Vaux was for the defence.
Magistracy yesterday afternoon. 1 points.
It will be recalled, from the fut res ..........: 60 points.
port of the case given in last Saturday's 2 points.
Daily Press, that it was alleged that Mr. APOLOGIES TENDERED. Braydeld entered the office of the station. master at Taipo en April 5th and said Mr. Franklin H. Brown, Y.M. CD-you stationmaster, you son of a
Why don't you send your station coolies Physical Director, Japan, (trainer to the Japanese team), in a speech at the
to the foreshore to pick up these bottles Rotary Club, snid: On behalf of the
Defendant, who was stated to be engaged Japanese Delegation, I want to apologize in an anti-malarial campaign, was then to the Philippines for the withdrawal
said to have dashed the two beer bottles It is interesting. However, to recall that of the track and field men. Our beari
he was carrying to the floor where they were stashed Sir Frederick Lagård, a former Gover; track coach, Mr. Okabe, was an unfort nor of the Colony, left Hongkong to take at selection, made at the last minute, B has the spirit of winning not of charge of the 'Administration of Nigeria.sportsmanship. He and Mr. Tani, the The representatives of countries not had previously been. High Comruis track captain, have been the cans of the engaged in the manufacture of artus suer of Northern Nigeria and his chief ratire trouble,
Fortunately, their effort to make the favoured the amenduent. but Lord On-work, during his second term of office, strike general among our athletes failed. slow, the British representative, ques.
was the amalgamation of Northern and Mr. Onoto four swimming captain) and tioned its necessity, and Mr. the American representative, opposed Southern Nigeria into, an administra thers, by refusing to withdraw, have
influenced their men tive arga. The Governorship of Nigeris now earring with it a salary of £8,500
er annum, including allowaters. ———.
The land policy in Nigeria, which was recently so strongly condemned by the lete Lord Leverhulme, was initiated by S F. D. Lugard. In effect the land has been nationalised. It is declared to
it.
Burton.
The amendment was finally referred to the coordination committee in order that a formula ruight be found-reconciling private cufacture with the trade in
arros.
VISCOUNT ALLENRY. DECISION TO RETIRE IS FINALLY
ACCEPTED.
In addition to the summons mentioned above, His Worship issued further summons against defendant, in which the subject of the charge was that of trespass.
POLITICAL “SITUATION
"IN CHINA.
[FROM THE DAILY BULLETIN."].
YANGTSZE VALLEY FORCES.
LE CHIN.SHAN TO TAKE OVER
COMMAND...
Pixixo, May 20th,"
A mandate issued last night appoints La Chin Shan Comminulor of the Yang- isze Forces, and relieves Wong Yu Chin of that post at his own request.
I is semi-officially stated that Wang Yu Chin; will retire from his substantive past of Commander, of the Eighth Peiyang Division, and that he will be replaced by Liu Yu Hsin. one of his brigadiers, while his concurrent post of Assistant Director of Military Affairs in Hupeh is likely to fall to Liu Yu Shan, provided that Hsiao Yas Nan consents.
At the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday afternoon, Mr. E. W. Hathilton, sitting as a Corones, opened at enquiry to in- vestigate the circumstances surrounding the death of a Chinese of Kowloon City, who died in hospital last month the day After quoting numerous extracts from after his admittance from the effects of The strikers must explain when they
the ordinances bearing upon the case pium poisoning. It was believed at the return to Japan, how they lost the country the only chance to win the En Mr. Yaux said his client contended that time that the opium might have been the way things were carried on at Taipolicistere. It was stated by wit
Tesker yesterday-that- the-deceased, re— peror's Cup
"Japan defeated Chinn at baseball byted, to the breeding of mosquitas. The turned to his home on the date in question.
mosquitos were a nuisance not only in 11-2
the latrines init also outside of the are
The Philippines defeated Japan at Volley-ball by 21-9
whs 2-6, 6-4. Ng
JAPANESE PRESS VIEWS.
ant went to bed ill. Later he was re- moved to hospital where he died the day journed the enquiry- until Monday after his admittance. The Coroner ad-
morning.
of the railway. There was a large piece Two Japanese entered the pentathion of ground between the stationmaster's this afternoon. They were not members house and the station, where mosquitos be the property of the people and is held. of the regular track and field squail, abounded. They, wore a plague and a LONDON May auth.
in trust for them by their chiefs who the members of which are still refusing menace to the occupiers of adjoining premises and be sutabitted that his client The to participate,
His Worship That offer was not re In the House of Commons, replying have not the power of alienation.
exclusion of the European and speen. In the tennis singles, Aragon (Philip was perfectly entitled to do what he
cepted.
Mr. Yaux: I have talked to my client to Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, Mr. Austinator and denial of the right to buy pines) defented Ohta (Japan) by 6-4, 7-5, I could to get rid of them both for his own
sake and for the sake of others. Chamberlain, Secretary of State for
His Worship: Yes, but the abating about that and I have urged him to.com- Foreign Affairs, stated that Viscount Al and sell and of freehold tenure
a nuisance is one thing and entering the sider most seriously the position. He lenhy had informed hit last autumn that held by the authorities to be essential
Toxro, May 21st.
stationmaster's office is quite another.
has now informed me that if this pro-. he desired to be relieved as soon as the for the moral and material welfare: 6t
the inhabitanta,
Mr. Vaux asked what charge he hadvocation or nuisance is dealt with in public interest nude his retirement!
Lord Laverhalme, on the other hand, Literise regret and disappointment are possible.
it will be remembered, expressed the felt in all circles over the trouble, which to answer now. If it was the original Al. Whyte Smith asked that the origin opinion that the country would never has developed at the athletic meeting at charge he was prepared to meet is. he developed as it should be unless the Manila. This is the all-absorbing topic
His Worship replied that he thought white man was enabled to secure freehold of the morning papers, which, however, al charge he keptoto tenure and he roundly declared that the generally refrain from comment or from at the headquarters of the
High Commissioner. Ilis resignation Liovernment's policy was, barring the any attempt to adjudicate the blume it was sufficient to go on with the ques-was
until detailed reports have been receiv-tion of trespass. If he could convict on
that it would be authent. association of the central eum- uittee of Communist youths. They search has now been accepted, and His Majesty way to great progress.
The Ash, however, severely censures number of dutents and in had approved of the appointment of Sir
the athletes for unsportsmanlike Zructions from the executive committer eorge Lloyd to, mereed Visectat AL
haviour, reflecting on the dignity and of the Third International to the Polish teny. This implied no change in the
honour of the country. The paper de Comunist Deputies, Krukowski andey of His Majesty's Government in
regant to Egipt or the Soudan,
clares that withdrawal from the gazes Skrzypa, were discovered.
is not the proper method of calling at
Warsaw. May 21st.
The political police vesterday arrested ore, forty Commuist leaders. They also seized a considerable quantity of foreign
currency greret
બો 23.
INTERNATIONAL LABOUR.
SEVENTH ANNUAL SESSSION OPENS AT GENEVA.
GENEVA, May 21st.
M. Chamberlain said he had received the announcement of Viscount Allenby's intentions with great regret, and at his Mr. Chamberlain's) request Viscount Al erby had continued to hold his pest of
WEMBLEY EXHIBITION." QUEEN IS INTERESTED IN HONGKONGU SECTION,
Luspos, May 20th."
rd.
*
PRINCE OF WALES.
The Hoch, on the other hand, sides In the course of a private visit to Wentention to the alleged unfair decisions, RECEIVES GREAT WELCOME FROM ley Exhibition, Her Majesty Queca ith the Japanese athletes that the
KAFFIR CATHERING.
Mary of as 'received at the Hongkong Sec-
The athletic authorities fear tion by Sir Robert Ho Tung and the lontermination of the Clympic series is KING WILLIAMSTOWN, May 20th.r. E. Halifax, C.M.G. the Commis threatened. H. R. H. The Prince of Wales, wear, singers for this section.
Her Majesty watched the matchmaking The seventh annual session of the In-
MANILA, May 20th ternational Labour Conference of the ag che khaki uniform of a Colonel of
the Welsh Guards, was enthusiastical and other processes and purchased arti
Japan was absent from the track and cheered by a great gathering official flower souvenirs, three hand-made
dolls, a small ivory elephant, a risha aed to day. The possibilities are that 10,000 Kafirs.
the Philippines will win the track and teapot and a cage.
Noticing the quaint headdress of the held events by defaul Hongkong women.. Queen, Mary smiling-
League of Nations has opened.
The Czech-Slovakia delegate, Tienes, has been dieeted, prident.
A sicction Committed to determine
May addresses were presented to the procedure has by appwanted consisting drin. Massed choirs of Kafr shildren sang and the Prince was presented with of twelve Governant representatives and
she ought to have her hair bobbed. six each from the players and workers six silver-mounted walking-sticks byly remarked to one of the women that
Her Majesty, inspected in detail delegations, including the British, In-six of the Chiefs.
silkworm exhibit, where. Lady Ho Tung
The Kaffis mostly, wore red and brown Kim, and Canadian Government delegaankets and head necklaces. The
WO-
tes British and South African employers men, with red-painted faces, wore long was presented to Her Majesty, delegates and British workers delegates, skirts, and short-sleeved and low-necked with Indian eta ployers and workers' delegates as substitutes.
BOMB PLOT RECALLED. SOFIA COURT SENTENCES MEN FOR CRIME IN 1920.
Saria, May 21st. The Tribunal bus sentenced to death M. Proudkine, former Prefect of Po- lice, und also Patamanski and Leukoff, in connection with the bomb outrage at the Odeon Theatre, in 1921. Pata
MAJOR DI PINEDO.
the
blouses. The costumes of some of the men were remarkable. One was clad in
Mazavi, BURMA, May 2nd.-"| navy-blue trousers, a black evening-dress
Major di Pinedo, the Italian airman, waistcoat, double solar and a black dress
He is bound for Pukena tie and a tail coat made of wildcat left here to-day.
in. Siam.
(Continued on next Coigmn).
skins.
The Prince of Wales, replying to the addresses, referred to the difficulty in the racial problem in South Africa, and he urged the natives to make the fullest of the splendid educational facili. CONDUCTED ORCHESTRA,
use
lies.
manski was sentenced in coutumacitin The Prince of Wales, the previous The former Minister, M. Douravie, Fevening, attended a dance, where he was and Ferdinand Markoff were acquitted.ost warmly received, and he spontane
"
THE CLASSIC" RACES.
SCRATCHINGS FOR DERBY
AND OAKS.
LONDON., May 22nd. At D'am. to-day, Tresigny's name was withdrawn from the Derby, to be run on Wednesday next, May 27th.
Lucede 1 WILS "gratched" for the Caka, ia be run on May 20th.
SOCCER IN AUSTRALIA.
ously acted as conductor of the orchestra,
which was playing "Second to None."
川
LORD PLUMER.
APPOINTMENT TO PALESTINE IS!
APPROVED.
LONDON, May, 20th. It is officially announced that His Majesty has approved of the appoint ment of Lord Plumer aa High Commis- sioner and Commander-in-Chief in Palestine. in place, of Sir Herbert Samuel, whose tenure of office will ex- atpire at the end of June.
MELBOURNE, May 20th. The team representing England soccer, which is touring the country, de frated Victoria by 7 goals to none.
GOLD FOR AUSTRALIA.
MELBOURNE, May, 21st. The P and Q. s.. Braatia arrived here today from Cape Town. She brings consignment of £500,000 in huilion
BARLIER CABLES. EARL OF YPRES. LATEST BULLETIN IS MORE
FAVOURABLE.
EMPIRE DEVELOPMENT. COMMITTEE TO DEAL WITH GREAT PROBLEMS.
LONDON, May 20th.
In the House of Lords, Earl Hallour, acnounced that the Government prepas.. ed to set up a Committee analogous to the Committee on Imperial Defence, which will deal with the great problems of Empire development.
ENGINEERS' WAGES. SUGGESTION OF EMPLOYERS
TURNED DOWN.
LONDON, May 20th.
LATEST CABLES: REUTERS AMERICAN SERVICE. DANGER OF TETRAETHYL. SCIENTISTS CANNOT AGREE ON THE MATTER.
WASHINGTON, May 21st. The conference of scientists to deter mine whether tetrarthy! is dangerous has been opened.
EARLIER RESULTS.
The resulta (all finals) are:-. Two hundred metres; Nepomterno, Catalon, 2: Perez, 3. Time: 96.10secs
Two hundred metres hurdles: Abiera,
Binangeal Nicanor, 3. Time: 25.7 10secs.
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Mr. Vaux said he could we no charge of trespass and asked for more details Before he answered such a charge hy wished to know who the complainant was and upon what date and at what time it was alleged the trespass was
committed.
His Worship: The date of the trespass the stationmaster's office, threw two is on April 25th, when your client entered | postles to the ground and used insulting language toward him
Mr. Vaux then dealt with the different sections of the ordinanes affecting the two summonses
Continuing, he said: In this case my client has had a charge brought against him of using insulting language likely
to cause
A "breach of the ponce, and now your Worship has brought anothér charge against him of trespass." I want to know on which charge your Worship is going to procved.
His Worship: I think he is guilty of both, to tell the truth, but it is suficient to convict on une charge. Certainly was not necessary for defendant to tres- Fas
Mr. Vaux: It you will dismiss the first charge, I am ready to defend the charge of trespass
His Worship: I think, we will have
Musne both.
+
Polo Vault: Alo and Zagavilla, tied,
Sujeco and Megillano, tied, 3. Height: 11ft. glins Javelin throw: Won "hy Ico, with 51.7-10 metres: Rod, 2: Sevilla, 3 Beronrddo, 4.
Ten. thousand metres: Soriano, Chu (China), 3 Time: 36ins. 7.5-10secs. The result of the swimming 1,500 His Worship: I have to doubt that Yoyori Bret, then Mr. Brayfeld went into the station metres (final) was: Saraki Matsugani and Kadogama (all master's office and threw down Japan). The time was: 22mina. 10.5-10 bottles.
seck.
.
The basketbal regulis are: China, 26; Japan, 15.
SINGAPORE NAVAL BASE. QUESTION OF COST RAISED IN
Mr."Vaux: I have no charge of tres pass before me.
two
In reply to further questions by, Mr. Vaux, His Worship said Mr. Brayfield certainly had to answer beth charges, but not at the same time. They would take the charge of trespase first and ad- journ the other charge for the time be- iDg
Dealing then with the charge of tres- paas, Mr. Vaux again asked we was
in Opinions differed so widely that it
the the complainant LONDON, May 20th. was decided to appoint a commission of j
In the House of Commons, Sir Gerald pointed out that Mr. Whyte Smith was Seven recognised authorities on chemical medicine, physiology, and industrial Strickland (C. Lancaster) asked what prosecuting on the first charge.
was the annual cost of the Imperial naval His Worship replied that Mr. Trevor hygiene to prepare, by January 8, a statement as to the health hazards in
(a representative of the Railway Com pany) was the complainant. velved by 'retail distribution."
GOVERNOR OF KANSAS.
IS ACQUITLED OF CHARGE OF CONSPIRACY.
TOPEKA, May 1st Mr. J. M. Davis, Governor of Kansas, has been acquitted. He was charged with conspiracy to accept bribes for granting pardons, during his term of governor- ship.
EARLIER CABLES.
US. COASTAL LAWS. FOREIGN VESSELS NOT WANTED
LOCAL TRADES.
IN
COMMONS.
C&BC,
and
proper, way by the railway authorities, he would consent to settle this case in any reasonable way that your Worship thinks ft.
His Woralup: Assuming that there.
any provocation. Mr. Brayfield's actions went far beyond that "provoca- tion. What he did was not the way to secure a remedy. Now Mr. Brayfield has had time to consider the matter and yet he still persists that he had the right to call the Stationmaster the names be did To my mind that waives any claim to leniency on the ground of provocation.
»Mr. Vaux: That is your Worship's opinion. I think those remarka rather unfair. My client has not put up n defence yer
His Worship: i don't think be Mr. Vaux: Oh, yes he can.-
CLD.
are
His Worship: Is he going to deny that he went into the stationmaster's office and did what he is alleged to have done
Me Vaux: He will say that he went there and that the hottles dropped out of his hand and that he did not throw them down.
His Worship: He does not deny using abusive words/
a. Vaux: "NG.
."
His Worship: Then I shall convict... 31 Vaux: 1 submit that you canau until you have heard me on this charge. I have had no chance to defend is yet.
His Worship: If he is prepared. tor deny it I will hear him.
Mr. Vaux: Lunnot answer both charges at the same time and I have a right to answer one charge at a time.
His Worship: You are answering the charge of trespass row. The other charge is adjourned for the time being. Is your client prepared to say he did not go into
the stationmaster's office and throw bot- tles 1
Mr. Vaux Yes.
Mr. Brayield then went into the witaets box.
His Worship: Do you deny that you threw the bottles
Defendant: I deny throwing them in the stationmaster's office.
Flis Worship The evidence shows that you threw them on the floor?
Defendant: They fell out of my hands, while I was standing outside the office. My hand were cut. I have the BCDES
now. There were more than two bottles"
There were five or six.
His Worship: Do you admit that the
glass was in the office after they fell out
of your hands?
establishment: ashore at Singapore, and what would be the estimated cost thereof
Mr. Vaux maintained that defendant,
Defendant; Glass was in the office, when the proposed aaral base was com- pleted.
owing to the law's delay, had
naturally. I have sore bottles here. tw. C. Bridgeman. First Lord of right to do what he could himself to abate Perhaps we might have a trial ontside
His client would give the Admiralty, replied that at present nuisances. there was only a commercial dockyard evidence, it called upon, to show that and see how bits of broken glass will at Singapore. The only purely Admit he had unde application many times fly alty establishment there was an oil fuel to the railway authorities, and once to depot, but a beginning was being made with the naval base works. The cost of the future establishment would depend on the final scale of development, which was still being considerded.
HAW RUBBER.
PESENT PRICE SAID TO BE
UNJUSTIFIED.
His Worship: No thanks.
His Worship In my opinion- Mr. Vaux: Your Worship has not heard evidence on the charge of trespar
His Worship: Yen I fuve.
Mr. Yaux Oo the question of tres pass. I have seriously considered, the position. No evidente has been given
the manager of the railway company, in writing, to abate these nuisances. His client would say that he had approached various persons in, authority on the rail- way with a view to abating what he considered to be nuices at Taipo. Station. His client claimed that these nuisances were a public danger. It was a duty devolving upon the Taipon it. My client has been charged bet no evidence has been given and I should railway station not to allow the ne-
the chance of cross-examining cumulation of filth there.
inses on that charge. "I think it is absolutely necessary to have evidensG and to give the defendant a chance of His Worship: The evidence of trea- aas is anything that points to trespass - having been committed, I am satisfied, shall fine Mr. Erayfield $50 for trespass, and hind him over for 12 months to be af
Mr. Faux Will your Worship state journed sin die,
a case if wanted form
His Worship: You may apply to me in writing.
#r
His Worship interjected that it was LONDON, May, 20th.
no ordinary trespass for Mr. Brayfield The secretary of the Rubbur Associa WASHINGTONs, May 20th on anobunnes that at a meeting of the to go into the stationmaster's affice and denying the charge if he can." The Shipping Board passed a resoluenmmittee hell at Manchester & rozoin call him bad names.
Mr. Vaux submitted that his climt tion requesting the American delegate tion was passed expressing the opinion
had a perfect right to complain to the at the meeting of the Internation that the present price of raw rubber is Chamber of Commerce, to be held at unjustifiable, and asserting that legislative stationmaster at Taige and that the Brussels in June, to oppose any changestriction of the export of crude rubberstationmaster there was the right person A conference of the engineering trade in the American Navigation Laws Bonald he devised with the object of to me in connection with the abatement unions, held in London, unanimously as to admit foreigo vessels to the stabilising the price of standard quality of a nuisaro. In the last proceedings good behaviour. The first charge is ad pasacul à resolution refusing to negotiate coastwise trade.
of smoked sheet between 1/3 and 1/6 per Mr. Vaux continued. Your Worship their application for an increase of The Shipping Board declares that a pound The committee therefore con made a suggestion that if my client would Loxocx, May 21st. wages on the basis suggested by the em continuance of the eficient enforcement sider that the present scheme should be consent to be bound over, you would like The Earl of Ypres made an exployers' letter. This proposed an ex of the coastwise law is essential to the drastically modified in such manner as to to finish the case on those lines and not traordinary rally, this morning. He has tension of the working day and a re-existence of the United States merchant reduce the price of rubber within these register a conviction."
duction of nightshift and overtime rates & marine and national defrpce.
limits." managed to obtain a Tittle sleep:··
LONDON May 20th. An unexpected bulletin states that the Earl of Ypres in sinking, and there ap pears to be little hope of recovery."
LATEST CABLES. PATIEN RALLIES.
(Continued on next Column).
Mr. Vaux: Then I will write to your Worship ahout aturing a case.