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ANTI-FOREIGN RIOTS IN SHANGHAI
CHINESE STUDENTS REFUSE TO DISPERSE
AND ATTACK THE POLICE.
"DEATH BETTER THAN IMPERIALISM" IS SLOGAN.
SEVEN BIOTERS KILLED.
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SHANGRAI, May 30th, The anti-Japanese feeling, which has been bitter since the Cutton Mill strike, roached a climax this afternoon when 300 young Chinose of the student class earried out a procession through Shang- hai's main street... distributing" anti- foreign (mainly anti-Japanesa) litera-. tur
Refusing to disperse, 60 were arrested and taken in the police station where the ringlenders were picked out. The
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS MONDAY, JUNE 18T, 1925
poorer and rob her" of lots of money, They also refer to the action of the Shanghai Municipal Council in making. roads outside the Settlement limita, as a transgression of China's sovereign rights. The pamphlets conclude urging that "death is better than Imperialism, so let us make war on the Imperialists.'
THE ONLY COURSE”
SHANGWA, May 31st, The rain is keeping the streets 'empty," but suppressed excitement among the students necessitates continued precau tions. Inquests will be held on the dead to-morrow and the trial of upwards of
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BRITAIN AND FRANCE, DIFFERENCES RAPIDLY NARROW. ING BUT NOT REMOVEN
PARIS. May th
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Logos, Mas 30th. A semi-official' message' says the Anglo- The Marathon enca from Windsor to French differences are rapidly narrowing. London, run under the auspices of the though they have not yet been removed.
Stamford Bridge Polytechnie, was decid "It is understood that the British memed to-day. The result was:- orandum delivered to-day dwells on the necessity for saitable' arbitration treaties supplementing the "Rhine security pact, with a view to guaranteeing pence in other parts of Europe,
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EXPECTED.
LONDON, May 30th." According to authoritative statements, from London and Paris yesterday, the clarification of the security situation? had an progressed that complete agree ment is shortly to be expected.
Neither London nor Paris stated where in the outstanding difference consisted, but comments in Paris and Berlin naws.
Perris (RAF., Uxbridge! Zana (U.S.A) .... McLeod
(Shettestone
Wright Harriers Time- hours, 23 minutes, 38.1/5 se conds, which establishes a record.
McLeod Wright, who was third, won the trophy last year.
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RACING AT HOME.
MISS BUTTALL MAKES HER
FIRST ARDEARANOVEN
Lospox,"May the The Redfern Two Year-Old Stakes.. run at Kempton Park to-day, resulted as follows: + Piazetta
Miss Buttall Doushka-
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CAMPAIGN IN MOROCCO. FRENCH CHAMBER PASSES VOTE
́OF. « CONFIDENCE.
PARIS, May 29th.
At the conclusion of ie three days" de bate on the Moroccan question, the Chan- her passed a vote of confidence in the Government by 1937 to 993.
The hugeness of thế majoring was due to careful phrasing of the resolution, notably to meet the susceptibilities of the Socialists, who stipulated for the in sertion of a reference to pacific policy and the recording of opposition to colonial expansion. “
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THE POWERS AND CHINA.
THE TIMES GIVES A HINT
TO BRITAIN.
Laspos, May 30th. The pecess for doing something about?
Chipa is insisted upon in a Times leader which says that it is simply absurd to entertain the idea that the great civilising Fowers can afford to remais interminably passive and depresset petators of what is called the Chines Chans, The editorial dwells on the existenes of vitality in China, and her rich potenti alities for development. It subunits. that Great Britain should take the deadlin devising a plan for delivering China from. the incubus of civil war, and adds that the subject should be taken up at a long overdue conference to consider the ques tion of increasing the customs duties. Belgian Commission, headed by the ex-provided for by the Washington Con- Prime Minister. 3. Theunis, and in
The conference might, consult cluding the Minister of Finance, will not only the Peting Government but all- shortly proceed to America in connec-active leaders of Chinese opinion. tion with the Belgiaù desire to initiate
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WASHINGTOS, May 30th The Belgian Ambassador bas informed
remainder were released hat-refused to thirty arrested men will begin on Tues. papers toxiny indicate that Britain in- F-Five ran. Won by half a length the Secretary to the Treasury that a
depsire.
ATTACK ON POLICE.
duy. It appears that though a few girls were mixed up in the riots, none were no Largely reinforevil, they severely hand- tually arrested. It is generally consider led a constable and made a general ated that the police took the only, though tack on the police station.
a regrettable, course in preventing the students from securing the police arms, which would have led to the most serious results.
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The police ineffectually fired over the rioters heads. Eventually they fired point blank, und severely wounded ten, of whom six succumbed
Subsequently thirty students were ar rested, including two girls.
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Disordres also occurred in the Chapel Baburb.
There is much excitement among "the Chinese, but the situation is well in
hand
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FURTHER TROUBLE UNLIKELY.
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The Chinese papers report "on riots and the police action dispassionate 17, adding that the Chinese and foreign authorities have the matter in hand. They expect that the affair will be settled amicably. They do not expect any fur ther trouble.
[From Our Own Correspondent.] VOLUNTEERS "MOBILIZED.
[hend separating second a third.
STARTING PRICES, 10-1agst. Pinzetta.
7-9 gat. Miss Buttall, 51 agst Doushka.
Belgian debt to the United States.
sists on the limitation of "the security part to Germany's Western frontiers, as Germany proposed. Yesterday's Lon"" don statement said that the expectation was based on the hopi of agreement suggestions, representing the unanimous Morriss, of Shanghai. This is the filly' negotiations for an early funding of the ad, belief that France would adopt the view of the British Governmrat, This is interpreted by the Berlin Boerarn furier as something like an ultimatum.
The French writer, Pertinax," that Britain repeats her splendid isola tion formula which is an encouragement to German revenge in East Europe and adds that Belgium approves the British
view-point...
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Miss Buttall is owned by Mr. Heury
first appearance on
"SOCCER" IN AUSTRALIA. ANOTHER WIN FOR ENGLISH TOURISTS.
SYDNEY, May 30th. The English Association, football team defeated New South Wales by 3 goals
to 2.
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ENGLISHMAN ARRESTED. SERIOUS CHARGE BROUGHT - AT BOMBAT.
ROMBIE, May 31st.
The police have arrested an English- man nated Crompton Cowper, wha arrived on board the Karapira, froma South Africa. He was brought before the magistrate. when the prosecution"
CRIME IN AMERICA.
PRESIDENT COOLIDGE'S SPEECH ON MEMORIAL DAY.-
WASHINGTON, May 30th. Statistics, showing eight times as many murders in America in proportion to population as in Britain and that other crimes also are more numberous, providtated that Cowper had been arrested at ed President Coolidge with material for the instance of the Singapore Govern & Memorial Day plea for better en-
ment in coquection with a case of alleged forcement of law and order and univers.
al observance of the Constitution by Americana.
criminal breach of trust. Cowper was remanded-perding the arrival of en
The President ascribed the unfavour able comparison to the fact that crimescort from Singapore," Farely remained unpunished li Britain, while the reverse is true in America. Hè
carelessness than to moral insity. voiced the opinion that the apparent law-- lesseness of Americans is due rather to
ITALIAN FLIGHT. MAJOR DI PINEDO REACHES KOEPANG.
POINTS ON WHICH BRITAIN AGREES WITH FRANCE,
Paris, May 31st. The Agpur Haris diplomatic cor The police report states that the auti
respondent contrais the report that Japanese riots were inspired by the kill-
Great Britain and France are virtually ing of a Chinese workmen by a Japanese,
agreed on the principal points of the Note to Germany in reply to German during the recent Cotton Mill strikes,
SHANGHAI, May 3kst.
proposals regarding the security pact. The rioters now killed by the police ar
it is thought that the remaining details Much excitement was evinced on the will be settled in time to enable the
LONDON, Mayach. seven. The crowd knocked down con.
At Worcester, Somerset heat Worces „trums' following yesterday's victs. The Note, to be sent to Berlin within a fort-tershire by stable's Cole and Steven and attempted demeanour of the students is anti-to us all her strength to guarantee the taking 3 for 19. and 137, White taking
innings and night. Britain declares her readiness runs, Worcester
ten scored 7. White to wrest their arms from them, shouting foreign. So far there has been no re-integrity of the Rhine frontier but re- for 4 Somerest compiled 4 (White.
kill the foreigners. The men are une petition of the rioting. Precautions have fuses to pledge herself to military doubtedly students.
the event af Get-
MOTOR RACING IN U.S. Tanenshire heat Leicestershire serves and special constables are wen taken in all police districts and all intervention in
uny's violating the Eastern for Leicester nging and 12. Lanes- tiers. Britain, however, repeats hershire scored 907 (Makepeace 60, and
d. Indi segni May soth duty. Nanking Road and Louza police te nder the peace treaties, conse. Mardonald taking for 17; and follow-itund Prix, run on the speedway, wat desire faithfully to full her engage- Hallows 158 not out). Leicester scored The international 30-mile automobile stations are well guarded. A are engine quently in the event of a confict she on with 132. Macdonald taking 4 for 31 won by de Paolo in a Duesenberg Special is ready. The Volunteers have been would probably be brought to support and R. Teleslys for 24.
After an exciting finish. Time: 4 hours mobilized.
diplomatically the claims of any State
At Lord's. Middlesex led over Glouces54 mins, 39sccs. attacked. Britain also admits that tershire on the Erst innings. Middlesex The face was most thrilling. There France should retain complete liberty of scored 159, and 219 for 3 declared. Hearne were three spills, the pilot in each case action as conferred on her by the League in the secord innings compiled 80, not crashing against the retaining wall Covenant in coming to the defence of the out. Gloucester compiled 120, and 152 for None, however, were seriously injured. integrity of the Eastern frontiera. The 3.
Most of the ears were eight-cylinder and The death is announced of Mr. Suttor, military forces of France in this case Surrey at the Oval led over Sussex og have to receive free passage through the first innings. Sussex scored 151, and chargers while one unique entry was
a number were provided with super-formerly Far Eastern Commissioner for Germany.
230 for
declared, Fender taking for 55 fitted with a front-wheel drive." and for 57. Surrey scored 18 and 51 for 2. Mate taking 6 for $1.
car was placed second.
The pamphlets distributed denounce the imperialism of England, America, France and Japan, and refer to the Maritime Customs, which the Powers are alleged to have used to make China
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Lexos, May 30th.
- COMMUNIST MURDERERS. POLICE LIEUTENANT KILLED.
IN SOFIA,
on
SOFIA, May 30th. The authorities, learning that three. agrarian Communist exiles had entered
hiding in the village of Vrahnitza, sent
lieutenant and a number of police to arrest them. The exiles, when discover. ed, fired on the police, killing the light- enant, and escaped.
A remarkable feat has been accom-Bulgaria from Yugo Hlavin and wer plished by the well-known airman, Mr. Alan Cobham, who flew a light aeroplane, called "De Havilland Moth," from Croydon to Zurich and back (about 1,000. miles) in thirteen hours forty-nine minutes actual dying time, with an interval of only three-quarters of an hour between the outward and homeward journeys, both of which were made without a stop.
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The Moth is fitted with à 27.50 horse-EFFORTS FOR UNITY CONTINUE AT power, Cirrus engine. The cost of the i trip worked out at a trifle over a penny a mile. It is predicsed that the chine will be saleable at £150 if pro- duced on a large scale.
FRENCH BUDGET. EXCESS OF REVENUE OVER EXPENDITURE..
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PARIS. May 31st.
GENEVA, May 29th."
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RUSSIANS IN FRANCE. OFFICIAL STATEMENT REGARDING UNDESIRABLE ELEMENT.
PARIS, May 29th.
A semi-official denial is made that the Government bus declined to renew, the passports of 680 Russian traders.
Kent led on the first innings over Northants at Gravesend. Kent scored compiler 83 and 391. In the first innings 213, and C for 4 (Woolley 65). Northants Woolley took $ for 23 and Freeman 4 for 20. C. Woolley knocked up 111.
Cambridge Yorkshire, at Cambridge. 14 Duleep Sinhji 53 and 70). York was drawn. Cambridge compiled 192 and shire scored 181 and 193 for 5.
It states, however, that the visns' will not be renewed in the case of a number of Russians whose activites have renderMR. The atatement does not define the exact ed their presence in France undesirable.
extent of French action,"
REPARATIONS COMMISSION. GERMANS FAITHFULLY CARRY OUT DAWES PLAN"
AMATEUR GOLF. ROBERT HARRIS WINS THE
CHAMPIONSHIP.
LONDON. May 29th
KOEPANG, TIMOR, May 20th. Major di Pinelo, the Italian airman, arrived here to say.
the aviator's arrival in Australia]
A later cable on this page announces
OBITUARY.
MR. SUTTOR.
This New South Wales.
MCTIGUE BEATEN. BERLENBACH WORLD'S CHAMPION LIGHT-HEAVYWEIGHT.
NEW YORK, May 31st ver Mike. MeTigue in a contest for the Paul Berlenbach was given the decision
light-heavyweight Boxing Championship of the world,
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CIVIL SUIT:
At Westward Ho, the Amateur Golf DOHENY AND FALL BOTH LOSE Championship final saw Robert Harris (Royal and Ancient) heat K. Yradgley (Dawlian) by thirteen up and twelve to play.
Kour, May 30th.
DEA EX MACHINA.
CYCLISTS KNOCKED OVER IN KOWLOOŃ SUBURBS.
From time to time, reports appear în the papers, testifying to the callousness of the genus road-hog, but it is seldom, that a newspaper man is an eyewitness of such acts of vlishness."
A. Doily Press representative, however, returning from a motor rus in the New Territories yesterday evening, was wit- ness of an incident of this nature in the neighbourhood of Mongkok,
A Chinese girl, who was at the wheel
The Beuate" passed by 280 votes to sent spaference as soon as the was asked the Cominissión's opinion on thie at the seventh hole. Fradgley won the storage plants in Hawaii, in 1922, in the what damage had been done.
Prese man approached the Chiness
At to-day's sitting of the Labour Con- ference. Mr. Tang Tani, the Chinese Gov.
LOS ANGELES, May 9th. erament delegate; reviewed China's efforts at social progress, including the prohibit
In the District Court here Federal tion of the use of phosphorus in the manu
The weather was cold, and a gale was Judge McCormack found Mr. E. L. Do- facture of matches and introduction of a
PARIS, May 29th.
higwiges, who apparently was At a plenary meeting of the Repara-
beny, of the Pan-American Petroleam Bill dealing with the right Essociation.
He declared that China would certainly Germany had faithfully executed the and made short approaches and weak
tions Commission, it was decided that nervous, pulled and topped his drives, former Secretary of the Interior, guilty knocked over two Chinese cyclists, who ver Transport Company, and Mr. A. B. Fall, of a car containing a number of people, ratify any conventions adopted at the pre- Dawes Plan.
of fraud and conspiracy in connection putts. On the contrary,,
Harris was
were thrown against a stationary bug. She with the Elk Hill (California) oil leases, the Budget, which shows an excess of position to do so.
The Conference of Ambassadors had steadiness personified, and was six un in A
and contracts for the construction of went on her way without waiting to are revenue over expenditure of 280,000,000Mr. Ben Tillett, representing the British point, as Article 429 of the Treaty of eighth but Harris turned six up and civil suit, as regards the actant legality franes. . Caillaux stated that he desired workers; dwelt on the anthrax problem: Versailles requires the execution of the won the tenth. They halved the eleventh of the Elk Hill leases and to apply the zevenues from the Dawes lir said he hoped efforts to eradicate this military clauses of the Treaty before the the Harris won the twelfth, Fraigley took Criminal indictments are still pending.
Un arrival at the Star Ferry, the Daily Plan to other purposes than budgetary evil would be actively pursued.
Allied troops are withdrawn from Con the thirteenth, and they halved the four- He stated logne. Conference will now be in a
that Mr. Doaby, teenth and Afteenth Harris won the Secretary of the Navy, signed the agree a posi sixteenth from a five tee shot, the tion to Alled one condition of evacuation, but Hooked his drive and made a short ap-ernment, declaring that the lenses, and
inform Germany that she has ful- seventeenth was halved and Fradgley Cents under a misapprehension, and the the girl's car, and who was by this
found
for the United Staten Gov time engaged in trying to pucify the that Cologne cannot be handed over par's record margin made the match until the disarmament: obligations are
and thus lost the eighteenth
owner of another ear for having dam- contracts were null and
and void. |fully carried out. - 2
The defendants will appeal to the aged the latter's vehicle, near the same. a mere procession, and play was tame and Supreme Court shot in the second round, whereas the ordered to pay all the costs of the anits over The Daily Pre man asked the colourless Fradgley hardly
spot where the cyclists were knocked Pe The Doheny companies have been Scot continued strong and determined and for cancellation of the oil leases, but the owner or birer of the wayward oblivious of his opponent's weaknesses. Court rules that defendants are entitled he intended to do about the cyclists, who car what to be paid, or credited with the modey
needs.
MISSING - EXPLORER. SOME PEOPLE CONFIDENT OF AMUNDSEN'S SAFETY.
LINER DAMAGED. "CITY OF DURHAM" HITS COLOMBO BREAKWATER.
LONDON, May 9th.
LONDON, May 31st.
A message from Colombo says the stea- The Observer's (Oslo) corrcapondent states that followers of Amundsen's re-mer City of Durham bound from Shang- hai to New York, struck the breakwater at the Northern entrance.
cord are confident that he is alive and i that when he started from Spitzbergen
Her stem was set back about four feet.
on May 21st his programme included far on the waterling. Divers are ascertain mors than a few hours' return flight to in the extent of the damage below, the North Pole...
DI PINEDO IN AUSTRALIA.
MYLBOURNE, May 31st." Major di Pinedo landed at Broome.
The place referred to is a pearl-fishing station and small seaport on the West coast of the Kimberley division of W.. Australia]
ITALIAN AIRSHIP.
Rome, May 30th. The Italian airship, Faria, started to-day on a triangular flight vit Bar celona, Toul and back to Bome.
The forepeak is fall of water, and the cargo in numbers one, and two, holds is being partly discharged.
PORTUGUESE PLOT. ALLEGED THROWERS OF BOMBS
ARE DEPORTED.
The
the particular points in this regard on The Conference presumably will specify which Germany is still in default."
PRINCE OF WALES. BASUTO CHIEFS IN HEARTY. WELCOME.
MASERU, May 29b. The Prince of Wales and the principal guests were accommodated at the Barnto council inceting on a special stone stand, opposite o similar stand for the chief.
The paramount chiefs made speeches welcoming the Prince and expressing gratitude to Britain for
for blessings peace and prosperity,
LISBON, May 29th. Thirty alleged bomb throwers and mem The Prince of Wales in reply referred hers of the Red Legion," who were im to the King's "fatherly care for the plicated in the recent insurrectionary Basutos, and urged them to listen to ins movement, have been put aboard the tructors who could help them and educate cruiser Unrealho do for deportation their children, and teach them to make to Portuguese Guinea
the best use of their land.
hit
THE OAKS. SAUCY SUE SCORES GREAT. VICTORY.
Lornox, May 20th. At Epsom, the Oaks (a mile and a half) resulted as follows:-
Saucy Sur
Miss Gadabout
Riding Light
3
Twelve starters Won by eight lengths, me between second and third, against Misa Gadabout; 20/1 against Betting 100/30 on Bancy Boe; 10017 Riding Light
Place: betting: 6/4 on Him Gadabout; 3/1 against Riding Light.
who was the evident head of the party
hey spent on the construction of storage appeared to be badly injured bosidhus facilities for crude oil products at Pearl having had their bicycles damaged. Harbour, also the moneys actually spent
in drilling or putting on a production basis looked round and saw that they were any wells drilled under the legacs of
of Mas not hurt, so did not stop, was the 6th or December 5th, 1022
rather astonishing reply. -
NURMI --STILL AMATEUR. REFUSES TEMPTING" OFFERS TO CHANGE STATUS
When the newspaper man suggested that the girl tiriver was a menace to trafie
er afoot, the man smilingly re plied that after the accident he ha warned her to be careful.
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New York, May 29th. Paavo Nun hat sailed for Europe, The journalist told him that he would status, for the renouncement, of which he forthwith report the affair to the Police, rejoicing at his retention of his amateur received offers totalling £50,000, includ-which he did. There the matter murt ing £12,000 to run on the breakfast food of a certain manufacturer.
rest for the time being