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SITUATION IN NORTH CHINA.
THE HONGKONG" DAILY PRESS. WEDNESDAY.
FENG YUH SIANG WILLING TO FIGHT UNTIL EVERYONE OF HIS MEN HAVE, PERISHED.
ATTITUDE OF LI CHING LIN
CHIHLI AUTHORITIES ARREST COMMUNISTS IN TIENTSIN AND
INFORM RUSSIAN CONSUL BOLSHEVISK PROPAGANDA MUST CEASE.
(THROUGH HELTER'S AGENCY.]
Pexis, Jae Both. Marshal Feng Yuh Siang in addition. to a lengthy telegram to the London Workers' Weekly, has sent out ejrenlar Telegrams throughout China.
These telegrams urge the abrogation of the so-called' upequal Treaties.
Farther the messages are reported to demand, inter alia, the abolition of For eign control of the Customs, the Salt Chlete and the Post Offer,
They conclude:-
I should like to wage a war of
Vengeance,
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"Though my trips and sumupition watch for my enemies. I am willing to fight til everyone of my men have perished.
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TIENTSIN COMMUNISTS.
TIENTSIS, June 30th. The troops of Li Ching Lin, the Tapan of Chinti. haye rounded up many local Communists. Nearly 100 arrests have ben made, principally in the former
Basian and German Concessións.
Among those aprested are five servants, employed at the Soviet Consulate.
The Russian Consul has protested with- cat avail. The Chinese Authorities allege that the prisoners have been indulging in subversive Bolshevik ac- tivities: and state they are determined
top
such propaganda in a time of xalional stress,
ERRONEOUS INSINUATION.
-**-**** PEKING, "June 30th. With reference to the coniałuta by the Daily Telegraph'e diplomatic correspon-
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CHINESE IN BERLIN. MINISTER WEI INDUCED TO SIGN DOCUMENT RE HSU.
BEELS, June 30th.
JULY 1ST, 1925
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TENNIS AT WIMBLEDON,
MISS JOAN FRY COMES INTO PROMINENCE.
A deputation of Chinese student re
LONDON, June 29th. sidents visited the Chinese Minister, Wei Sua Tehu, and induced him to sign_a) The weather was glorious at Wimble documens whereby the envoy is respondon to-day and a large queur assembled sible with his life that Gen. Hsu, head of in front of the gates as early as eight the Chinese Mission in Europe, does not o'clock in the warning. Macao from Portugal. It is reported | buy munitions in Germany, does not con- Miss. Joan Fey, who came into tennis thas a force of native troops may also be clude a loss, nor makes any other agree-prominence only a few weeks back in de sent from Mozambique..
ments injurious to China,"
feating Miss. 5. MeKane in our of the They also demanded that General Hei smaller tournaments, wet and defented immediately leave, Germany.
The contingent leaving here for Maeno consists of 200 men, mostly volunteers.
RUSSIAN
PROPAGANDA.
Lennox, Juan 20th
In the House of Commons. Sir Alfred Knox asked whether, in view of the fact that the disturbances in China were fostered or aggravated „by agents of su other Gavernment, Mr. Chamberlain had nowe decided what action he would take to secur a cessation of such activities
Mr. Ghamberlais replied that the ques tion, involved wide political issues with which it was impossible to deal by way of question and answer. He had made
no representations on the subject.
Sir W. H. Davison pointed out that The Anglo-Russian Trade Agreement Provided that Russia would erase pres pagunda against the British Empire--! (Ministerial cheers).
.A CHINESE PROTEST.
Mr. Wei Sun Teha haw protested to the Foreign Office against the arrest of several Chinese students, who attended.n Communist meeting held in protest against events in China, but who were speedily released.
The Chinese Minister has demanded the dismissal of the police officer responsible, an apology by the German Government, and compensation for the students who were arrested.
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CRICKET AT HOME. TOW SCORING IN MOST MATCHES
LONDON, June, 29th.
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[RECTER'S - AMERICAN SERVICE
QUAKE IN CALIFORNIA. SANTA BARBARA CENTRE OF
SEVERE SHOCK..
NEWS.
[TROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY].
LABOUR IN CHINA,
PARLIAMENTARY PAPER ISSUED IN BRITAIN.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 29th. A severe earthquake was experienced throughout, California this morning.
The city of Los Angeles was rocked by the quake. but the centre of the shock was the seaside resort of Santa Barbaru,
A Parliamentary Paper, respecting where large buildings: including hotels, collapsed. The sterets were flooded as
labour conditions in Ching has beste the result of burst water mains.
Tremendous waves accompanied the issued. It. originated on`m fequest by
LONDON, June 29th."
Minister to China sinus 1999),
the Australian triple champion, Missarthquake, whilst fires also broke out,
The accounts of the disaster are conflict the Ministry of Labour to the Foreign Akhurst, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4. The French star, ing, as the telegraph lines are cat, bus Office in March last year and is based on Madams Billout, eliminated Mrs. Me it is reported that sixty-five people have report by Sir Ronald Macleay (British
quaham -3, 6-3, and will meet Mish Fry been killed. in the serai-final.
Shocks were also felt in Moutars, where Miss K. MeKane conceded only twoja crevice ten miles long was formed in the earth, whil☛ eight "hundred feet of games in her match with the Australian cliff toppled over, burying the railway in lady Miss Bugil, winning 6-1. 8-1. and debria, qualifying to meet 'Suzanne Lenglen in the Remi-final,
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The Men's Open Singles Championship, having reached the last right stage, in halfed for the time being to enable pro- Kresa in other sactions.
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PRESUMED CASUALTIES.
SANTA BARBARA, June 30th. It is believed that the earthquake, cus ualties are greatly exaggerated. It is ascertained that twelve persons have been killed.
REGISTERED LOCALLY.
The latter on June 2nd, 1924, described. the suggestion that British millowners
are largely responsible for the unsatis
factory conditions in Chinese factories.
as baseless. Numerous Consents Reports are published and reference is made ta Mr. C. W. Jeffries, of the Royal Ob the development of trade unionism in servatory, announced yesterday that the earthquake in the Western States of China and the opinion is expressed that Amerien was registered at the Obser vatory here on June 28th at 1 hour 39 conditions, appear very much better in minutes Greenwich Mean Time, which the foreign factories than in Chinese was "equivalent to hours 30 minutes concerns. The condition in some places, Blangkong time. The maximum intensity
of the waves registered here was 258 .. notably Nanking, bear comparison withi Having regard to Hongkong's great dis
The second round of the Doubles, saw the American pair, Rice and Garland, heat Hndi and Jacob 4-4, 7-5, 6-4,′′4-8. 6-2; H. Cöcher and Brugnon disposed of the Britons Spence and Kingsley 6-2, 6-1,"3-6, Playing at Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Hamp-5-7, 6-3; while L. A. (ofrer and J. H. shire defeated Leicestershire by :335 runs. P. Wheatley scored an easy victory over tance from the point of origin (nearly European factories but there are an → Hampshire Latted first and made 205, Brown sering 64 and Bignall 50 Leices ter replied with only as. Kennedy taking four wickets for 2 runs, and Brown six wickets for 35 runs..
the
and Americans. Fenno Mr. Chamberlain sail this was not a
Lucien Williams. The Americans were outclassed and lost 6-4, 6-2, 6-4,
question of propaganda against the Bri- tish Empire, but against the combined Diplomatic Budy.
PEKING STUDENTS, SYMPATHY.
PERING. June 2uch.
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Hampshire, went in again and muje 303, Newman scoring 61, Brown 70,and Tenny- The students held a meeting yesterdayson 54. Leicester scored 114 at the and decided to hold a demonstration second attempt, Kennedy took five wickets pårade to-morrow regarding the Shameen | for 90 runs. affair. They also passed a resolution thanking the Russian students for their telegram of sympathy, also deciding to folge a protest with the French Minister regarding the expulsion of Chines students from Eränce,,
ALLEGED AGITATOR.
UNEMPLOYED IN BRITAIN.
COMMONS REJECTS CENSURE BY MR. MACDONALD.
LONDON, June 29th.
half way round the world) the movement necessarily bad few particularly at Tien of the seismograph indicated a very tain and Mukden severe shock. The waves took over three hours to reach Hougkong.
LATEST CABLES. CLEARING THE WRECKAGE.
SANTA BARBARA, Juar 30th. The work of clearing the wreckage is proceeding apace, although shocks con-
tinue to occur.
The correspondence 'concludes with a letter from the Foreign Office to Consul General Barton in Shanghai on June 6th acknowledging Acting-Consul General Pratt's despatch of April 30th, reportingTM the efforts for further introduction by the
Tha_princípal business thoroughfare is
mas of battered brick and twisted Shanghai Municipal Council of legisla steel. Soldiers, sailors and volauteers tion on the lines of the recommendations. patrolled the streets all night long to Playing at Swannen, Gloucestershire The House of Commons by 373 votes prevent looting. The prison wall crini-/ contained in their Child Labour Com- defeated, Glamorgan by 60 runs,
to 143 rejected a vote of cesare moved bled and the inmates escaped. Thirty mission Report. Gloucester batted first and made 162. by Mr. Ramsay MacDonald blaming the ing homelessness; many are encamped on
thousand inhabitants are stoically neempt Mr. Chamberlain appreciated Mr. Bar- ton's and Mr. Pratt's activity and Merver taking Eve wickets for 2 runs and Government for not taking measures to lawns in front of demolished houses.
A freakish effect was produced at the Bus four wickets for 13 runs "Clamor cope with the increased unemployed new California Hotel, the outer walls of dexited to be promptly informed of de
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LONDON CHINATOWN.
SHUTTERED SHOPS.
deadlock, due to the absence of a quorum of rate payers continued in Shanghai, which rendered the consideration of Child Labour Bylaws imposible.
CONCESSIONS IN CHINA.
He particularly wished to kan replied with 1a, Parker taking sever Mr. Baldwin in a spinch, showed how which leaned gradually and then collapvelopments. wickets for 52 runs. In their second the situation was due to conditions ind. leaving the occupants lying safely learn what steps would be taken it a
in their beds. The meeting further decided to 'nsk chat in London, on June 28th, it is Dr. C. 4. Wu for his version of the Dipper Mercer took six in gratifying terms to the progress of innings Gloucester,scored 199; Smith: mak-certain principal industries. He referred
authoritatively stated that the insinua-Shameen affair, and to enkle
to the
wickets for 17 runs. Glamorgan replied the sugar beet industry of which 50,000 tion contained herein-namely that Italina Government enquiring its at
with 13 Riches scoring 74. Parker took acres were in cultivation as compared j British and Japanese répresentatives are citnge on the Shanghai affair.
seven wickets for 94 runs,
with 400 nerey in 1919. He hinted at n Being excluded owing to lack of solidarity
-Playing at Bradford, Yorkshire defeated likelihood of fostering the British film among the representatives of the in
Surrey by ten wickets. Surrey batted industry and invited the House to con- tested Powers in Peking-is entirely
first and scoped 105, Macaulay taking five sider the stimulation of weakened indus- wickets for 38 and Kilner three, for 18 tries by bounties on production, or (writes an Evening News representative Yorkshire's first ignings produced 23, parte, or by subsidies an export orders,
wickets for 43 runs and Fender four forged manufacturing districts, or by Holmes scoring 86. Sadler took four or by grants in aid of the rates in iis 4. Surrey in their second innings made subbidies to reduce railway freights. He Chinatown you must turn; when you go Johnston declared that the British Gov- The police 175, Shepherd contributing 65, not out-emphasise the importance of scientific left up Pennyfields, and not to your right crament representatives objected to the
Erroneous,
SHANGSA, June 29th. Dussier, and his wife wine charged be It is pointed out that Heads of Lega fore the Mixed Court to-day with posses tiens obrinusly cannot negotiate in asion of literature liable to cause a brach baly and must delegate the duty to a of the peace and with being undesirables is of their members equally. It is and a menzer to the peace and good
out the loss of 'a wicket.
Tuns with-
obvious that no decision can be reached order of the settlement. "without the consent of all Heads of prosecutor described the accused Maraulay took--six runs, for 68 wicketa.
legations. It is emphasised that at, no agents of the Soviet Government. Does Yorkshire made the required period has the solidarity of the Powerments found on the accused included que been more, clearly demonstrated than at from Russia; Strike in Canton are
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Playing at Eastbourne, Mr. H. D. G.
presuist.
excellent for Bussian trade in Canton." Levean-Gower's, II. defeated Oxford Another Acknowledging the receipt of University by an innings and 47 sixty thousand gold roubles for the pur.Oxford hatted first and made 38 runs. Allen taking three wickets for 19 runs
POSITION OF JAPAN.
الى
TOKYO, June 29th:
rung.
It is authoritatively asserted that pose of "fighting Imperialiam."
Dosler alleged that the inflammatory and Bettinginn six wickets for 23 runs. Japan is not, likely to intervene in China. The general tone is sympathetic papers were given to him in a sealed Mr. Leveson-Gower's Eleven replied with package for delivery to certain persons. 255, to which Naumann, contributed 69. and it is believed that the situation will He accused the police of being actuated. Heweston took four wickets for 44 IUDs, by motives of vengeance against him, Oxford's second innings produced 182, and alleged that Eis wife knew nothing Allen taking five wickets for 68 con
calan slowly.
WARSHIPS
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FROM PORTUGAL,
LISBON, June 9th. Owing to the anti-foreign agitation in China two warshipe and a transport with Loops and munitions will be sent to appearaac, dh Friday.
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THE KURDISH REVOLT.
RINGLEADER AND SUPPORTERS PUBLICLY HANGED.
of the documratz. Dossier was released on bail of 20,000. His wife was made to sign, a bond guaranteeing her further
MAJOR DE PINEDO. ITALIAN CONSUL-GENERAL'S APPRECIATION OF RECEPTION MELBOURNE, June 29th
GOLF AT GLENEAGLES.
AMERICANS BEAT BRITISH AT FOURSOMES.
LONDON, June 29th Playing at Gleneagles in a thirty-six holes four-hall match, Macdonald Smith and Kirkwood (America) beut. Mitchell and Duncan (Britain) hy two up and one to play.
research to help, industries,
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P. AND O. EXTENSION.
SOUTHAMPTON" TO BE PORT OF CALL
LONDON, June 29th.
The inhabitants of London's Chinatown are moving many of them-to Belginn and Holland. Visitors to this most in- teresting quarter of London may soon find no Chinatown left.
OBJECTION RAISED TO GRANTS FOR RAILWAYS.
LONDON, June 29th. In the House of Commons, Mr.
Contrary to the general impression who went recently to pay the place a sort of farewell visit) Chinatown lies mainly in Poplar. not in Limehouse.
If you want to see what remains of
along the West India Dock-road, to your
down Limehouse Causeway.
projected railway development in the THE CHONG YEE TONG CLUE. provinces of Bundar and Rupeh on th Pennyfields is a double line of Chinese ground that. British nationals held pre- boarding-houses, restaurants, sweetstuffferential concessions from the late shops, and butchers' shops. Many of
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them are shuttered, either because of the Viceroy Chang Chih Tung. cmigration or because of the retiring Asked the nature of the concessions nature of the occupants.
Out in the main road there is a big and considerations for which they werm restaurant--with "for sale" notices on given; Mr. Chamberlain replied that ha
it.
Although the Chinese residents of China, was unable to trace the incident referred town as distinct from the seafaring to, but if Mr. Johnston would give him. men from overseas from whom they earn
MR. ERIC LIDDELL.
The s.8. Khyber, on Saturday, will their living by entertaining, how number particulars, he would enquire.
only about five hundred, the place still inaugurate & Dew departure for the boasts of two clubs. P. & O. Line. This steamer will make One, the Chong Yee Tong, is in Lime- house Causeway. The other is in, Penny- Southampton a port of call, in the ser helds. When and if you are elected a vice to the Far East.
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RAILWAY DISASTER,
Moscow kolaevnik.
་
STEVE DONOGHUE.
FRACTURED BONE SATIS- FACTORILY SET.
member of the club in Pennyfields, part of the ceremony of initiation, so it is said,. consists of cutting the club mark on your
test...
CALLING OF THE DEAD.”
The "calling of the dent," a Chinese function that takes place twice a year, i
EXTRAORDINARY SCENES ON HIS LEAVING FOR CHINA
LONDON, June 29th.. Extraordinary scenes marked the de
in February and November, at the East parture from Edinburgh of the Scottish London Cemetery, has been shorn, with Olympic four-hundred metres champion, the decline of Chinatown, of much of its
ancient ceremonial Two roasted sucking Eric Liddell, en route, to China to takes pigs are still taken to the Chinese corner up missionary work." Liddell was hauled of the cemetery, but they are brought through the city in back to Chinatown again to be eaten,
decorated earrings
RUSSIAN TRAIN DERAILED AND NINE KILLED.
Moscow, June 29th. Nine persons were killed and is in The Amerivans did not take the lead jured when the train from Chita to
The fruit, sweets, wines and tea that by students. He addressed the crowd at In appreciation of the magnificent until the thirty-third hole. Duncan pat
are brought as offerings to show the dead reception, accorded to Major De Pinedo, the British ahead at the first hole, and
was derailed per Novont that they are still remembered are dis- the station, and the crowd sang Jesus
tributed among needy sight-seere.
shall reign" as the train' left: the Italian airman, and his companions, Kirkwood squared at the fifth. The
One can still dine very samptuously in ChinatowIL A dish that is known as a on June 9th, the Italian Consul-General players turned all square, and the British
"hoodle costs 5s in its most compli gave a dinner to 200 guests, including won the eleventh and fifteenth, the others
cated form. Its basis is macaroni, with other delicacies added. For a. crab ome- Major De Pinedo and the Rt. Hon. being halved. The British were three up
lette the charge is 28. If you require Stanley Bruce, Prime Minister of Aus- at the nineteenth, hut Kirkwood levelled
birda nest soup or shark fin Bonp tralia.
up at the sixth. The British turned one
you must order beforehand, and pay PARIB, June 29th. extensively, th up, and the Americans won the tenth
Pucka-poo is the principal game now
SHANGHAI, Jane 20th Donoghue is resting quietly. It is ex- played in Chinatown. You are supplied The holes were halved to the fourteenth,
The British Chamber of Corimeres an- but Mitchell, missing a four-yard puttat nected that he will be able to get up in with a list of 40 Chinese towns and are
a certain number of guesses, vary-nounced to-day that the period for rom the fifteenth, left the Americans one up. The sixteenth was halved. Both Britishers
a few days and proceed to London over ing the fee you pay, at the names
gistering marks under Clause 4 of the hooked their drives at the seventeenth, the weekend. The fractured bone has that will be drawn, as in a sweepstakes
Two Chinese sailors the other day-to Trade Mark Law has been extended fo Mitchell picked up his ball and Duncan been satisfactorily set and there is no failed in an heroic effort to get out of a
you can learn in Chinatown on a bun fever.
MESSAGE TO - JAPAN,
CONSTANTINOPLE, June 30th, Those sentenced to death in connection with the recent Kurdish revolt, the ring- leader Sheikh Said and 40, of his sup potters were hanged in the public square Mr. Bruce, in a speech, asked the Diabekir. The crowd, who helped Italian nirmen to tell the Japanese that adjust and pull the gallows ropes, ap. Australia had a great and enduring ap planded while the executions were being preciation of Japan's achievements in arried out.
the war.
hupker.
Willowed t
TRADE MARKS IN CHINA.
PERIOD FOR REGISTERING
TENDED.
dred pounds each for an outlay of 11. Id. December 31st, 1925.