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[TRROUGE RIUTER'S AGENCY.]
TROPICAL AGRICULTURE.
DEPUTATION TO COLONIAL OFFICE.
LONDON, July 5th. Leading an important and representa tive deputation to the Colonial Office to urge the Governmont to, give assistance on an extended, scale to the Imperial College Tropical Agriculture, Sir Arthur Shipley mentioned that only £25,000 had been received in response to the appeal of Lord Milner and Lord Burnham £100,000 would place the College on a sound' basis.
"IF WE WISHED TO
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JULY 9TH, 1925
INTERFERE." COMMENTS ON THE CANTON SITUATION.
Commenting on the position in Hong kong and the situation at Canton, the Peking and Tientsin. Times says:-
"If the British or Hongkong Govern- ments wanted to interfere they could do so, and to some purpose. If they wanted to associate themselves with the Yun- nanese, they could transport not 500 but 8,000 troops by ss from uznan and turn them loose within striking distance of Caston, and they could keep them in power. They could do the same in the case of Chen Chiung Ming, who has ap parently re-tacen Swatow. We are be coming tired of these preposterous and childish charges of interference. It is inducing a feeling of exasperation, and that attitude of mind which is a tempta- Mr. Amery, replying, extolled the imtion to do the very things we are wrong. If we lent a portance of the work of the College, and fully accused of doing."
handful of officers, monry and munitions pointed out that Sir Arthur Shipleys to Chen Chiang Ming, and rendered him he support, case had already been placed before the a little unobtrusive Naval
would have no dificulty in cleaning up Committee of Civil Research He hoped Cantor. Sach help has undoubtedly been that it would take up the matter more solicited on many occasions by one of definitely and more directly with the other of the factions hostile to the Kuomintang extremists, and the fact is Chancellor. However auch the Govern that such overtures have always been re ment were able to give, a great deal more fused. Could we have a more convinc- would be needed from the interesteding pretext than the attack on the Sha- moen and the officially-inspired plot public..
against the Hongkong Government if we really wished to interfere in Kwang- tăng
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POLISH-RUSSIAN FRONTIER.
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WARSAW, July 8th. Further incidents have occurred on the Polish-itussian frontier. Twenty Russian soldiers crossed the frontier and fired on the, Polish frontier guards, who drove bucks the Russians of whom one was mortally wounded.
Political police recently.. angested two hundred Soviet emissaries on the Eastern border.
FRANCO-RUSSIAN TRADE.
PARIS, July 5th. The Ere Nouvelle learns that Krassin bas just returned from Moscow and brought back a draft agreement on the claims of holders of Russian securities. The paper thinks that a Franco-Russian commercial treaty will be speedily con chaded.
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{REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE) U.S. FINANCIER'S IDEA.
New York, July 8th. Mr. Bernard Haruch, a well-known Anancier, economist, and philanthropist has given $950,000 to the Walter Page School of International Relations for the purpose of research into war pro- secring with the object of fading way to take the profit out of the war." Mr. Baruch states that he proposes to estab- lish a similar foundation in schools of other first power nations.
AUSTRALIAN LOAN.'
Naw YORK, July 8th.
It is rumetred in Wall Street that
A Australian Government loan of $100,000.000 will shortly be floated in New Yor and Lunden.
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FREIGHT SHED FIRE.
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DR. SUN'S TRIBUTE TO HONGKONG.
Ju the present crisis it is interesting to recall Sun Yat Sen's tribute to the British Administration in Hongkong when he was about to resume power in Canton in February, 1923.
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HONGKONG STRIKE SITUATION.
CHINESE RETURNING TO THE COLONY IN STEADILY
INCREASING NUMBERS.
A QUESTION OF ENDURANCE,
There was practically no change in the strike situation yesterday. If a balance could be struck it would probably be found that more people returned to work during the past twenty-four hours than there were people who left their employment. There is still a considerable erodus from the Colony but the majority of the outward passengers are those who have been loitering around our streets for days past. Each steamer arriving from the Kwangtung Capital in now well filled. That shows which way the wind is blowing, The Canton Gazette attempts to make light, of the suggestion that everyone is not perfectly contented in that wonderful city. Money," it says, there will be in plasty. The rice crops are good, the rivers are rich with fish. The climate is favourable.!! We know Canton and would suggest that this is painting the picture in rasy colours. No one can dispute the fact that the price of rice is reaching a prohibitive âgure. There may be plenty of money, but ob- viously those who possess it are hot distributing it among the Hongkong strikers es promised Those who returu all tell the same story. Many of them did not even receive their twenty cents a day; those who did found it hopelessly inadequate for the purchase of necessary food.
In Hongkong, as was suggested yesterday, any change now must be
ment.
a change for the butter. In Canton there can be no hope of improve- Matters must grow steadily worse. The question underided is how long it will take before the crisis is reached. The knot may be cut by In the first aplit in the Government ranks or by economic pressure. eventuality we shall probably find all the strikers rushing back in a hody, In the second, they will return in steadily increasing numbers" day by day. Then the problem will arise as to what we shall do with them.
We ought not to be accused of being unduly optimistic. The difficulties under which the Daily Press is now being produced are not calculated to make us take an extravagantly cheery view of the situation. Most certainly, however, there was yesterday in the Colony a mach better- tone, a more hopeful outlook, than there has been for several days past. Latest surike details are as under:-**
TO AND FROM CANTON,
TELEPHONE OPERATORS
RETURN.
The boats learing Hongkong for Can
Many of the night telephone operators ton yesterday were again well filled with Chinese leaving the Colony, the two of the China and Japan Telephone and departing in the morning carrying & Electric Company have returned to their particularly large consignment of passen- work. leave on the Kowloon-Canton railway gers. A good number al continue to
daily.
The as. Arangtung which arrived in Hongkong from Canton yesterday morn Ining brought down 150 Chinese."
CHINESE VOLUNTEERS. Volunteers are still registering in large numbers, at the offices of the Chinese
Labour Controller.
The differences between the Goy-
and Hongkong," ernments in China he said. "impress me so much that I begin to wonder why the British the barren could do So much on rock of Hongkong within 70 years, China during a thousand years has been unable to accomplish the same thing as In the administration of Hongkong. Hongkong corruption is the exception and purity the rule. On the contrary, in
In a chat with an officer of the 3.5 China corruption is the rule. China we have not got a Government.
Kwangtung a Daily Prea representa We have been misgoverned for many con-
You (the Hongkong University tive was informed that a large percen- atadents) must learn the English exuple,tage of the strikers are now very anxious
in Canton are not what they expected. and we must carry the example of good to return to Hongkong. The conditions Government to all parts of China."
A passenger on the boat confirmed the report previously received that at inter vais armed troops are forcibly restrain ing the Chinese from returning to Hong- kong.
A number of Chinese were charged Strong rumours were again current on before Mr. E. W. Hamilton at the Kow. the water-front yesterday that the Scaloon Magistracy yesterday with attempt men's Union intend to call out the Chinese crews from the river boats during the coming week-end. But this rumour was current last week and nothing hap pencd.
turics
We wish the rulers of Camion, who profess to revere the memory of their late Chief, would take this advice to heart,
LOCAL SPORT.
GARRISON TENNIS LEAGUE.
The results of the matches, played in the, Garrison Tennis League last week were as follows:-Small Units beat R.E. "A" by 50 games to 47. R.E. "B" beat R.AS.S. by 69 gumes to 30, and Head- quarters Wing (East Surreys) beat R.E. "A" by 53 gates to 16.
The League Table up to last Saturday is as follows:-
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H.Q. Wing
W. L. Pts.
A
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13
D). 6
5. 2
5
Small Units
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4
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3
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"D" Co., Sarreys... 5 "B" RAM.C
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FORT WILLIAM (Ontario), July 8th.
freight shed belonging to Canadian Pacific Railway caught fire, causing damage estimated at $300,000.
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EASTERN CABLE
NEWS,
(THROUGH LIDTER'S AGENCY).
UNREST IN THE NORTH, UCSTOMS REVENUES DROP.
SAIGON RICE MARKET.
The following report has been received from the Compagnie de Commerce et de Navigation d'Extreme-Orient, dated June
The general feeling among Europeans coming from Canton is that trouble' be tween the Reds and the anti-Reds will come to a head very shortly. ".
Dr. S. W. Tso stated yesterday that he was carolling an ambulance corps which is to be under the direction of Dr. Thomas of the Tag Wah Hospital. are now losing their servants and that He further stated that Chinese families many merchants had recrived threatening letters demanding that they close their shops,
EXPORT OF MONEY.
In the
excess of the sum permitted. into export money from the Colony in majority of the cuses the money in ex cess of 85 was forfeited.
In another case, a market coolie was fined $5 or one month's hard labour in default, in addition to confiscation of the excess. Defendant who had purchas ed a railway ticket for the border wit The Tung On and the Charles Har found to bave $7.60 in Chinese currency douin which arrived from Canton yester in his possession; He said that he in. day afternoon brought over a thousand tended travelling to Taipo to buy some Chinese to Hongkong. Six Europeans fish, but the ticket seller at the booking were also among the passFETS
currency.
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GENERAL NOTES.
An officer on the Tong On, informed office had banded him a ticket to Shum chun by mistake. He further stated that Daily Press, representative that the he knew Hongkong money was used in river boats still had to anchor at the Taipo, but at the time he only had local. buoys in Canton and that the officerr were not allowed to land. The sampans which conver people to the boats üre fying a distinctive Hag, the significance of
Chinese who desire to get their letters, which is not quite known. It is sur which are not being delivered now owing missed, however, that the flag is used into the strike of postmer, can obtain them connection with the restrictive measures now in force regarding departures from the City,
CHINESE SEAMAN SENTENCED Two Chinese were charged before M 5. B. B. McElderry at the Central Magistracy yesterday, with having sedi- tious literature in their passession. Our market is very quiet with a slight was a seaman of the Admiral Oriental downward tendency on account of Hong-Line living at No. 15D, Wellington Street kong's etrike.
and the other a friend of his who had recently arrived from Canton.
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- PEKINO, July 8th. Some small enquiries have been receiv Router learna that owing to the Sharged for brokens 1 and 2 mixed from Java, hai strike and other disturbances and but so fur without any results. unrest all over the country, the net. Cus toms revenue for the six months ending on June 30th declined by 1,500,000 teels compared with lass year, out of which there was 1,000,000 baels decline during
June.
It is considered, however, that the de crease need not cause undue alarm to bondholders
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U.S. COMMISSIONERS.
WASHINGTON, July 8th
It is announced that Mr. Kellogg bas appointed Mr. MacMurray and Hr, Silas Strawn Layer as America's Com- misioners at the Shanghai Customs Con- Zerence.Reuter's American Service.
WHARFSIDE FRACAS..
SHANGHAI, July 8th.
A French firm," having a consignment of tobacco aboard Messrs. Butterfeld and Swires. Shuntien alongside the French Bund, attempted to remove the rurgo this morning, using their own Chinese inbour, Mesare, Butterfield and Swire arranging for guards.
ship.
The supply of paddy continues very poor,
The total amount of rice exported from January 1st to June 15th, 1925, is 868,153,780 tons against 674,257,806 in 1924.
We quote to-day white Saigon rice No.
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The prosecution stated that there was no evidence to prove possession in the case of the second defendant and he was therefore discharged.
With regard to the charge against the first defendant, it was stated that the police raided the first floor of No. 160, Wellington Street, on the night of July
2 sifted, Japan quality, Hengkong 80.65 18, and in a writing desk, a number of per picul E.e.b. Saigon, £0.15.11 peripicul seditious documents were found, and some o.b. Saigon, yen 9.45 per picul f.o.b.viting cards with defendant's name on Saigon. For July-August shipment.
TYPHOON WARNING.
The American Consulate-General re ceived the following typbcon warning from the Manila Observatory at 11.45 am, July 8th:-
Typhoon in about 192 deg. Long. E. 21 deg. Lat. N., moving N.N.W..
EARTHQUAKE IN JAPAN.
Tokyo, July 8th.
• An earthquake yesterday morning shook Nagoya and a wide area of coun-
As soon as the work commenced, well- drassed Chinese, with a mob of striking wharf-coolies attempted to prevent the werk. The French police manned the try around it.
There were a few casualties," including gangways, but were forced back on to the one person killed. Some walls and chim
Seoing that the situation was seriousneys collapsed, And ground fissures were
caused, the captain of the Shuntien sounded his syren for help, and a party of British bluejackets from H.M.S. Hawkins weat to the rescue and easily dispersed the crowd.
One coolie was seriously hurt, and an Annamite policeman deprived of his rifle during the struggle..*·
(Continued, on neat Column).
PRINCE "CHICHIBU,
ARRIVES IN PARIS.
PARIS, July 7th. Prince Chichibu, of Japan, has arrived in Paris on his way to England vid Calais-Havas.
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They had the documents been seat to him and he had not troubled to destroy them. He (Mr. Lek), did not for a moment suggest that the docu ments were not seditious; in fact he con- sidered them to be very disgusting docu evidence ments, but, there had been
that defendant, had drafted them.
His Worship found defendant guilty of possession and sentenced him to six months berd labour.
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by calling at the General Post Office, Large crowds of Chinese are to be seen daily waiting outside the Post Office building to collect letters. A number of Portuguese ladies are assisting the de- plated regular staff and the necessary work is being done exceptionally well.
Further arrests were made by the police yesterday under the special de pertation powers given them by the Covernor in-Council. Some of those a:- rested on Tuesday were deported by the river boats yesterday. Altogether about 200 bave now been arrested.
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LOCAL SHIPPING. Harbour Offico reports showed that for the 24 hours ended at 8 am. yesterday there were six arrivals and Ave depar tures, against two arrivals and seren departures for the previous 24 hours. Of the arrivals three were British, two Japanese and one French. These vessela were the sa. Elphenor (from Liverpool and
Teirenics Singapore) the s.s. (Hankow and Miuke); the s.s. Hailong (Foochow and Swatow); the s.s. Angers (Marseilles and Saigon) the 18. "Samarting Mare (Sourabaya and Balik papan); and the 8.8. Heian Maru (Tai lang). All the vessels carried a general cargo and the s. Angers and the ss, Semarang Har brought mails.
Reports were to hand yesterday that a few more taxi-drivers and car drivers had joined those who struck on Tuesday.
Some of the polics who had been taken of point-duty to join the armed police patrols have now reamed their former duty.
Nearly fity men employed by the Dragon Motor Car Co., Ltd., at Wong- nei-cheong failed to turn up for work on Tuesday after receiving their pay the previous night. The men who have ab- sented themselves include mechanics, Etters and cleaners.
Schoolboys from the Central British School, Kowloon, St. Joseph's College, Diocesan Boys' School and others, includ- ing a few of the masters and one student from the University, are assisting at the General Post Office. Yesterday they were engaged in sorting incoming and outgoing mails. The Superintendent of Maila (Mr. Hynes) praises their work very highly..
As many as 400 matured trees have bica cut down in the last few days on the hill- side above Wongneitbcong, which is now alafost denuded. Further wood has been out at Mount Kaller
A Chinese who had in his possession A number of tickets icr passengers by junk 10 places outside the Colony, was yester- day arrested by two Europeans and hand. ed over to the polics. It is thought that he visited the Peak intending either to distribute or sell the tickets to coolies thero.
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