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STUDENTS IN SHẲNGHAL.
FURTHER REPORTS OF RIOTING.
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JAPANESE COMPELLED TO SKOOT IN SELY-DEFENCE."
AT POOTUNG
DIPLOMATS REPLY ΤΟ CHINA'S NOTE:
[THROUGH NEUTRA'S AGENCY)
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PRKING. June 5th." The Chamber of Commerce has decid ed against
general' strike but ad. Pocated the boycott of the goods and currency of the countries concerned in the Shanghai, affair, and the withdrawal of
· Reposits from their banks. The American and Chinese stuffs of the Y. CA and other American Missionary institutions have passed a resolution expressing the pinion that the evidence so far does not show any ground that the firing by the police was necessary.
A STRIKING PARALLEL
SHANGRAL, June 5th.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JUNE 6TH, 1925
CABLES.
LATEST ÇABLES. (THROCON REETRE'S AGENOT.] TRADE UNIONISM. NEW LABOUR ALLIANCE IS PROPOSED.
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ATTITUDE OF POWERS.
Lostos. June 4th,
Mr. Cook, of the Miners Federation, Reuter leares in well-informed quarters that while the dangerous possibilities in made an impassioned appeal for unity. generally cautious the situation at Shanghai have not dimi-bat the speakers, were nished. up to the present there has not and reluctant to bind themselves.
The meeting resolved to appoint a com been any united action on the part of the Powers apart from the dispatch of ships mitten, consisting of two representatives and the tanding of blurjackets and of each group of industries to consider
"the suggestions submitted to marines.
ference. »
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If necessary further troops could be despatched from Indo-China and fram Manila, at intervention is not desired and up to the present has not been aug. gexted,
· FARLIER CABLES.
LABOUR CONFERENCE,
NEW ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL
IS ELECTED.
GENEVA, June 4th.
POLITICAL SITUATION
IN
CHINA.
FROM THE DAILY BULLETIN."]
WORDS OF THE PAST."
The Labour Conference has elected e) CHINA'S "OLD" PÅRLIAMENT AND
PRESENT SITUATION. new administrative council, comprising the eight States laid dowagin the Penco. Treaty as the highest industrialised coun
DR. SUN'S SON.
BLANDEY DECLINES TO GIVE ÁNY
"INTERVIEWS.
Mr. Sun Fo, the son of the late Dr. Sun Yat Sen, arrived in the Colony, frewa Shanghai on boaril the Empress of Aus- tralit, yesterday morning.
He was met by Dr. Yang Sai Ngam, SHANGHAI, June 4th.
former Commissioner of Finance in Dr. The Shanghai Municipal facette pu- Sun's Canton Government, sad taken to
Among those that went to the Kowloon Wharf to greet him were Messrs. Yas Man. Wong Wan So. Lan Kwai Sang, Eung Pak Lai, Ng, Yat For, Lo Yin Nia, Yang Sai Nga. Koo Ying Fan, Chan Ki Woon, Wong Tong. Tai Yan Choi, Urang Lye, and Foo Ping Sheung, all prominent officers of the past and present Canton Government.
LONDON, June 4th. The executives of eight trade union organisations have met in Londen. on the ties in the world namely, France, tier-blishes a letter dated April 29 from the his residence in Kowloon Tong, where he invitation of the Miners' Federation, to many. Britain Italy, Belgiant, Japan, Shanghai Foreign Commissioner address-bad tiffin.
Canada and India.
ed to the Souise Consul, saying that Chen discuss proposals for establishing a w
The government group also nominated had received an order from the High Com Labour alliance for mutual protection.
Argentine, Spain, Norway and Poland.missioner in Kianga and Anhai stating The employers' group chose Messrs that the latter had received a telegram Lithgow (British Empire). Pinot (Fran- from the office of the Chief Secretary of re), Olivetti (Italy), Carlier (Belgium), the Provisional Chief Executive saying Hobae (Czecho-Slovakia), and lemmill that the rules for the National Conference were officially announced on April 24th. (South Africa).
The workers' group elected Mesars.
All the old Parliament's right of succes- Joubaux (Franer), Poulton (British Emon, etc., are entirely words of the pire), Moore (Canada), Muller (Ger past. There is no ground for it to exist many), Duïlegeest (Holland) and Thor longer, but we have heard that part of the members of the old Parliament have join- borg (Sweden).
ed those, who received bribes for election and propose to all a meeting at Tientsin and Shanghai in order to disturb the situation. The high authorities shook take strict measures to prevent them and stop the same in the settlement. There
the con.
COTTON CONGRESS. OVER THREE HUNDRED MEET AT VIENNA
VIENNA, June 4th. The twelfth international cotton con ference has opened in the presence of the President of the Republic and Govern.
BRITISH LABOUR.
Loxix. June sch., Mail report 1) the Japanese Mini Strike at Tsingtao last week show that Following the receipt of an appeal for the Chinese salier up muable in sup-help from the Shanghai Strike Committee, press the riots until they Brech on the the Council of the Trade Union Congressment officials.
has requested the Premier, Mr. Stanley
strikers.
The Shanghai and Tsingtao cases are strikingly parallel, but the Chinese have ignore the Tsingtan incident.
servants 10
Strike virculars to day rall on domestic
Walk
out. Luemployed Russians, Boy Scouts, women and foreign volunterm are minimizing the effects of the strik
Baldwin, to withdraw the British armed forces involved in the Shanghai dispute.
The Council is shortly holding a special meeting to consider the situation,
REPLY TO WAICHLAOPU.
PERING, June 4th. The Italian Minister on behalf of the Diplomatic torps has replied to the note From the Waichinapt declaring that the police only fired when they were attack.
The responsibility therefore rests with, the demonstrators,
As regards Powsigners, the food sitund. tion is merely inconvenient: whereas the
pourer Chinese are beginning to feel the pinch of hunger and the danger is loom. ing up, if their looting provision shops. -
PERING BOYCOTT DELAYED."
Pextxo, June 5th. Hitherto there has been nu sign of ang steps being taken to carry out the b ported incision of the local, Chamber of Commeres to institute a boycott against the countries ennered in the Shanghai
Tair
The Minister points out that the Mixed Court before which the enlprits were sum toned released them on mil.
CAMPAIGN IN MOROCCO.
FRENCH BOMBS CREATE
HAVOC AMONG TOE.
PAKIS. June 4th.
A communiger from Fez claims that wir bombs alone inflicted heavy disaali is among the Riff tribesmen: 930 being
Three hundred and twenty delegates represent twenty-one States including killed and 300 wounded in two days re- Britain, Germany and the European Lerntly. industrial States, Egypt, Japan, and the . United States."
The congresa is to last three days.
A STRESEMANN VICTORY. POLISH COMMENT REGARDING
GUARANTEE PACT...
"WARSAW, June 5th. The newspapers keenly, comment on rapprochement between the British and French viewpoints in regard to the
The reply hopes the Chinese Govern-arantee Pact. They consider it means ment will envisage' the incident with the same conciliatory spirit, as the diplomats with a view to the restoratun of order at the soonest possilsie moment.
TENT OF THE NOTE.
PRKING. June 4th.
The Callowing is the translation of the Note handed to the Waichalopu this teren by the Italian Minister as the Senior Minister" of the interested Powers: have the honour in the narie of my volleagues and my own to ac- (the knowledge receipt of the letter dated Janr
to
FRONT NOW" STABILISED.
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fore, I hope you will take note and transmit to" the Council and give orders to the police that if meetings are held by members of the old Parliament in the Set- tlement strict measures should be taken to prevent them,"
COUNCIL REPLIES.
At a meeting of the Cabinet, Premjer Palatéve announced that the Moroeen
In replying to the foregoing. the Coun front was now stabilised, no extensive ci inforns the Senior Consul that it issued instructions, in accordance with military operations were contemplated, the policy of prohibition of political meet- and that the rule of both French andings, that the persons aforesaid are.nut native troops was excellent.
MR. ALAN COBHAM.
MEETS WITH MISHAP 'AFTER LONG IMMUNITY.
LONDON, June 4% After uneventfully flying nearly a quar- a vote of non-confidence in the Yersailles Treaty and a great success for Herr Stresemann, who has secured anotherter of a million miles, Mr. Alan Cobham scrap of paper in the West and British
has met with an accident. neutrality in the Enat."
THE GERMAN FLIGHTS. NINETEEN MACHINES FINISH
THIRD STAGE.
BERLIN, June 5th.
It is bearned that Tuas Chi Jai
Of the nineteen aeroplanes, which have Chief Executive) has Telegraphed 1st which you were good enough to as far completed the third stage of the dress to me with regard to the disorders round, Germany Hight, the der, pilot- Marshal Chang TrogLn, inviting him to which, Deurred in the Inventional Set- ed by Herr Polte, has proved the fastest.
It his covered 600 miles in B31 minutes. come to Peking or send a delegate to distlement of Shanghai on May 30th.
After repairs to-day, survivors will start on the fourth lap to-morrow.
en the situation. The furje taipu matique are meeting to marrow to, con. sider the sovinid pretest from the Wai chisopa.
RIOTERS DRIVES OFF.
Sasual June 8th. Japanese Banagers yesterday fred on the rioters wounding is when a crowd attempted to seize a Japan-China (utton Mill at Pootung across the Huangpu Hiver.
A Japanese inspector and a large, farce
White deploring with you the events referred to during which a certain aufer of unfortunate vieiium were killed ward others were seriously injure we believe it is necessary to specify the fircumstances under which the police were led to make use of their as
CROWD'S ATTACK, Demonstrating groups who were fa the net of distributing subversive inful clearly anti-foreign pamphlets in the con cession on the Suking Road were re- quested to disperse in the leaders were arrested.
The prose which refused to oxy the of judice shown out the rioters after winders, of the police then attacked them clows and fumiture had been broken. The land attempted an assault the police machinery was not injured.
HAND OF THE BOLSHEVIK. “It was then, und only this, that the
police made use of their ages.
SHANGHAI, Jane 5th.
The Secretary, of the Shanghai Muni- ipal Council says that during the raida premises occupied by strike leaders. the Police secured izrefutable evidener that Bolshevik money and cetivities were Behind the present disturbances.
station
GOOD FOR EVIL.
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THE ITALIAN AIRMAN,
PERTE. W.A., June 5th Major di Pinedo, the Italian aviator. has arrived at Albany.
OBITUARIES.
M. FLAMMARION.
He was accompanied by Mr. Edwards, the deputy director of civil avintien, and was flying to Berlin in n,, baby plane, a De Havilland New Moth," on which Pe recently, firw from London to ze De
and back, but had to make forced land- lug in Middebarni, Holland.
Both pilot and passenger were unin- jured, and are continuing their journey by train with the object of seeing the, im- portant light aeroplane competitions in Berlin.
NOTE TO GERMANY. BERLIN TO REPLY AFTER DUE - CONSIDERATION,
to le permitted to assemble or hold any public teetings in the Foreign Settle inent. The Council asks, that every ren sonable care will be taken to comply with their wishes in this matter, and requests any further information as regards the locality and the political nature of any gathering, so that the squisite action may be taken with all promptitude.
CRICKET AT HOME. GLOUCESTER DEFEAT SUSSEX RY THREE WICKETS,
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LONDON, June 4th. At Bristol, Gloucester beat Sussex by three wickets.
Sussex scored 12, and then 118, Parker taking & for 27 and Dennett 8 for 44;
Gloucester compiled. 143, and then 7 for 7. Tate taking 7 for 58 and 5 for
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Mr Wong Ching Wai also greeted him as a representative of Mr. Hu Hàn Min, the Civil Governor of Capton. Mr. Sum had a loug, talk with Mr. Wong Ching Wal in the public saloon before he land- ed
It i
In the afternoon, Mr. Suu Fo visited the offices of the low Lee Steamship Co. in Des Yeux Road Central. thought that watching events in Canton.
Il courteously refused to see any press representatives,
al
Mr. Lau wai-Sang, however, received the reporters as Mr. Sun Foo's represen tutive Assed what aim Mr. Sun Fo had in coming back to the South. Mr, Lau told our reporter that Mr. Sun intended return home and arge thr diferent | parties not to fight. It was further aunouned that Mr. Sun Fo has no per- anal interest at persent in the political situation in Canton.
There is reason to believe that Mr. Sin
Fe left for Canton by steuner last night"
THE GOLDEN VOICED. MISS MABEL GARRISON AT THE
THEATRE ROYAL.
Unfortunately, the attendance at the Theatre Royal last night was not large, but these who absented themselves un- doubtedly missed one of the treats of the
years for it is not often that the public of Hongkong have to opportunity ta her such a talented artists as Miss Mabel Barrison.
Miss Carrizon is famed as one of
America's greatest singers and she is an doubtedly one of the most finished lyric sopranes of the day. This famous colo- ratura soprano's career, has been one succession of triumphs since she graduat rd at the Peabody Conservatoire of Music, and her singing in Hongkong la right. if anything, added to her fame. The programme was arranged by Mr. Strok. whilst Mr. George Siemonn was at the piano.
When an artiste pleases an audience hrough a whole night's performance, and when the audience being kept thrilled LONDON, June 5th. and enthusiastic during the whole timi, Hampshire defeated Northants by 314 it must be necessary for the artiste, to The former scored 284 (Tennyson 13) biilliant. Afisa Garrison sucvecued in and 276 for 8-(declared)..
doing this last night, and it is unforta- Northants only scored 143 and 83.ate that she has not the time to give. Kentedy taking 6 wickets for 59 in the another performance in the Colony. first juninga
One is at a long for similes and meta- Worcester by 212. The phors to describe the beauty of this Derby defeated winners scored 27% and 234. Jackson, mak-inusician's voice. It was golden, it was us intence as the piercing song of 2 ing 54 and 9
Worcester's Scores were 148 and 187
nightingale, it was as duleet and tender Somerset were victorious ever Glamorns the morning song of the skylark. Ob may say that it was sweetly exquisite gan by 230-
Somerset made 140 and 265 (Bligh 73 and even then one does not aptly des
She not out)
cribe the sweetness of her voice. Glamorgan were disposed of for 108 sang the masterpieces of many lands; in (Bridges 7 far. 521 and 76 (White 6 for the tongue which we know, and in lang 39).
unges of which we how no knowledge. A trite singer, like a master-violinist sends a essage to the heart of the SERVICE, or ven Greek, for music, how
listener, whether the music is English,
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BERLIN, June 4th Replying to Lord D'Arnon's address when presenting the Note on disarma ment, Herr Luther referred to the Ger- man replies to the Allied Notes last PARIS, June 4th January," in which the Gezinan stand The death is announced of M. Cainille point on the question of the evacuation
of Cologne was laid down. flammarion, the noted astronomer.
He wild that the Government would By the death of M. Camille Flam immediately consider the new Nate, after ar for the world has lost one of its which it would decide further measures.
Born in 1842, in
ALLIES IN AGREEMENT. great men of science. the Haute Marne, the famous astrono- mer as he later became received his chief
PARIS, June 4th,
\REUTERS AMELICAN egarazion at the Paris Ubservatory, un-
At the conclusion of the Cnhinet me't- der Le Verrier, and afterwards at thing to-day, the Foreigu Minister, M.
no language, its accents being like to thi CAPTAIN AMUNDSEN.
of It would therefore result that he re-
Sorbonne under Delaunay and at the Briand, announced that complete agree
croon of the sea and the warbling sponsibility of the events which, folowed | Bureau des Longitudes. He founded the ment had been reached among the Allies
birds, intelligible to all with music in AMERICAN DIRIGIBLE' MAY JOIN rests on the demonstrators and pet on
their hearts. And Miss Garrison, sing monthly review L'Astrmutande in 1882, on the subject of the reply to Germany's the authorities of the Concession
IN SEARCH. the Olaervatory of Juvisy in 1883, and proposals for a security pact
ing in English, French, German 10
in Bending the On the other hand subsequently the the Astronomical Society of France in M. Briand is going to Geneva,at the
Norwegian, succeeded NEW YORK. June 5th It was further established that Russians same authorities gave proof that they
week-end when he will personally private
raessage of her songs into the listening 1887. are memly using the Chinese students were very well disposed, and the Mixed "He published a large number of works ly consult with Mr. Austen Chamberlain, Commander Lansdowne, of the dirigible and eager soul of her audience. It was tools in efforts to extend the Moscow pro- | Court before whom the culprits were sani-
Shenandoah has submitted detailed on Astronomy, and in later years turned British Secretary of Foreign Affairs.
to mean task; it was a brilliant achieve plan of operation, should it be decided ment. She was continually encored and Evilere will be unde known in due moned ordered their provisional release to a study of psychic matters, writing i
to send the Sickaadonális ámech of invariably condescended to sing, again. un bail.
RUSSIAN DEBTS. book on Mysterious Prychic Forces" While awaiting further information (1907), a three part work on "Drath and
Captain Amundsen.
Those who were fortunate enough to hear The strike has been considerably ex we hope the Chinese Government will Its Mystery (completed in 1922), and IMPORTANT COURT DECISION Details ze not been published, but it her, carried away with them haunting, xended overnight. Few, ay, of the continue to enviagge this unfortunate in- Dreams
is said that they provide that the sad and rapturous melodies, madé golden, Astronomer" (1993). of
IN PRUSSIA. "hoys" and "coolies remain in commercident with the same conciliatory spirit Moss of his work has been translated
Shenandoah shall be Based on Spitzbergen nde swertly intenser by the wonder of employment.
which inspires the interested diplomatic
Com- He was made a into English.
BERLIN, June 4th.
with the mooring, hip, Patn The her voice. It would be indeed h pleasure, Foreigners brought out abrite the representatives to the end that red mander of the Legion of Honour a few The creditors of the Russian banka be-Shenandoah work pro et could tie up were Miss, Garrison to visit the Colony of the murning papers which estimate the tranquility may be re-catáhlished in years 150. strikers yesterday evening to be 150,000 Shanghai with the least possible delay"
In 1918, at the age, M. Flammarion fore the revolution are likely to be in-ger vun Pelham, where, it could tie up again
She was apposed to have given two terested in an important decision by, the to the mooring-mast and refueh The strikers are resorting to the old-
(Signed) CERRUTI
was married for the second, time, to Prussian Supreme Court
The Navy Department reiterates that performances at the Theatre Royal but time Chinese method of phreatening the
|a Mdlle, Gabrielle Renaudot.]
no appeals from Norway, or Troin any owing to the delay in the arrival of the ANOTHER CHINESE PROTEST. lives of families of workers remaining
other official source,, for American at Empress of dustin, on which she is a loyal to foreigners.
PEKING, June 4th.
passenger, this was impossible The Waichiaiopu Bas sent another Note
for Amundsen have been received.
The programme follows to the Italian Minister complaining of fur-
DIVORCE. IN CANADA.
"Vedrai Carino" from. Don Giovanni
(Mozart). ther cases of the Shanghai police
EQUALITY OF BOTH SEXES, IN
Phillis has such charming graces
(A. Yodog) CASES OF INFIDELITY.
Como
unto these yellow Bands OTTAWA, June 6th.
(La Forge). The Canadian House of Commons by Una vUCE DOCO 112 votes to 81 passed the third reading Barger af Seville
grainte,
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MORE MEN OUT.
SHANGRAL June 5th.
All the messengers and practically all the Chinese operators employed by the Great Northern Telegraph and Eastern Extension Telegraph Companies have
gone on strike.
Practically all the Chinese staffs of the Eastern Extension and the Great Northern Telegraphs have joined the strike
. No attacks on foreigners are reported
to-day, but the strike is spreading..
The newspapers estimate that 100,000 men are out, chiefly coulies,
PEKING STRIKE FAILS.
Peziza, June 5th.
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The Students' attempts to secure 1-gen- eral strike including the shopkeepers. have failed.......
It is noteworthy that demonstrations up to the present have bees almost en tirely anti-British and anti-Japanese.
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firing
AL FIERRE LOUYS.
PARIS, June 4th. The death has occurred here of M. on the people more of whom have been Pierre Louys, the distinguished writer. killed and injured; alleging that the shooting was not justified; declaring that
The
LIGHT AEROPLANES. TWO CRASHES DURING TRIALS IN GERMANY.
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from
(Rosinai).
The Russian Industrial Bank owed a Berlin banking firm right hundred thousand gold marks. The latter sought to recover the sum from the Deutscher bank, who possessed a deposit belonging to the Russian Industrial Bank Court has ordered, the Deutschebank to The late M. Pierre Louys was a grand pay, after taking an expert opinion, the attitude of the authorities of Shang- nephew of the Duke of Abrantes, he was which accorded with the British House
great-grandson of the famous of Lords last year. hai is causing the strikes: nud urging the also a representatives of the Powers, to send Sabatier, president of the Institute de without delay the most emphatic, inatrac Franes and Rurgeon in ordinary to Na tions to their consuls to cease, the prad-poleon the First tice of firing in order to avoid further M. Louys was born in 1870 and was educated in Paris. He gave early pro bloodshed.
miae of his literary, ability, founding the review in Longue when 18 years of age
BERLIN, June 4th. To this Swinburne, Verlaine, and Mac The round-Germany flight of light
WHOLESALE PRICES IN US. terline, among others were contribu aeroplanes, which has been proceeding in Lors. The earliest of his noted-works was stages since June 1st, to-day resulted in
NEW YORK, June 5th "Astarte"
two.crashes. (1803), but it was
Mesra Dan & Company's index num- "Aphrodite (1806) that became - most
An Albatross plane crashed at Bam-
ber of wholesale prices in the United famous, obtaining the greatest circula berg; the driver fractured his legs and tion ever reached by any living writer the machine was demolished. A Caspar States on June 1st, is 185-165, which is Tougai............ (Arranged by Havel), (Beotch) in France 300,000 copies were printed, plane met the same fate at Waersburg, one. per cent, above prices on May 1st: Das Zerbrechene Ringlein....(Greman).
Kom Kyjra. not including numerous translations and the pilot marvellously escaping unscath61 per cent, above those a year ago; and My heart is Bair
egian Echo Bong), adaptations]
ed.
WARSHIPS EN ROUTE.-
MANILA, June 4th The U.S.5. Jas, with abo marines, sailed from Cavite to Shanghai yester. day and should arrive on Sunday.,
H.1.J.M.S. TATSUTA? SAILS.;
Toxyo, Jane-4th
The small cruiserlatende is sailing from Bazebo, with 200 marices, to Shanghai
late" this afternoon.
of a Bill, introduced by Mr. Shaw, In-Guarda, che liaci luna...(Werner Josten) dependent Member for Calgary. The T Battitori di grano(Geni Sadaro)." Bill provides for the equality of men and L'Ombres des arbes (Claude Debay) women in regard to divorce, on the Rossignol (song without words)
|(Saint-Basme). grounds of "infitlelity.
Roers in the morning (Richard Gaines). Hee Cuckoo Fair.(Martin Shaw). The crying of water. (Campbell Tipton). Birthday
(G. Siemonn). Chanson des cueilleuses de lentiqueses
(Greek)
| 0 per cent, higher than pre-war figures.