CABLES.
LATEST CABLES. (mocoн REUTER's survey.] FRENCH DEBTS TO U.S.A- NEGOTIATIONS FORMALLY OPEN IN WASHINGTON.
ALLEGED PARIS CISFEU.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER
LATEST CABLES.
HOME COAL CRISIS, VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATION IS ALREADY FORMED.
Lobos, September 24th. The Miners Conference at Downing Strect broke down after Mr. Stanley Baldwin had explained that the settle- ment in July foes nothing beyin con- (tinuing the agreement between owners and miners in 1921 and that variations
LEAGUE OF NATIONS. ELECTION OF NON PERMANENT COUNCIL MEMBERS.
GENEVA, September 24th The Assembly of the League of Nations adopted the draft of a resolution by the Chinese Delegation la reference to the conditions to be observed in the matter of the election of non-permanent members of the Council.
After a speech by Mr. Chno Hsin Chu, who hoped that the redistribution of
Parts September Bith, Acording to Le Marin, the French delegates on the Washington debt com- mission will offer to incorporate in the in district rates thereunder did not consents would realise the hopes of the principal of the French War Debt due to Leern the Government further:
America (amounting to $2,033,000,000), the American war stocks, purchased by the French Government in
for 1919 $40.00 and repayable in 1829, thus making a total of $3,340,006,000,
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France accepts the years, fixed by Congress, over which payment is to be spread
She will not ask for a maratorium, but will ask for the suspension of payments in case al necessity,
Fratice "proposes to pay $23,000,000 annually for the first 15 years, including the 200,000 interest already heing paid
VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATION
An influential organization has heen formed, presided over by Lord Hardinge with members of council including Lords Jellicoe, Scarborough and Falkland, and
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COMPANIES ORDINANCE.
OBJECTS" "AND REASONS OF
QA NEW BILL.
ALLEGED FORGERY.
CHINESE MERCHANT FACES SERIOUS CHARGES.
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In the Legislative Council, on Thursday
At the Central Magistracy yesterday the acting Attorney General (The Han afternoon, beloge Ur. SR. B. McElderry, VISCOUNT · HAMAQ
Sir Henry Pollock) nuwed the frat Wong Wai Man, a well-known Chiness TOKYO. September 25th.reading of a Bill intituled An Ordinance merchant, appeared on remand on Viscount Hamao, President of the to amend the Companies Ordinance, charge of forgery.. Privy Council, died this afternoon from 191 Hinjuries resulting from his clothes catching alight yesterday, while he was standing near & bonfire.
The late Viscount Arata Hamao was born in Tajima in 1549. He was formerly Lord Steward to the Crown Prince of Japan and acted as Minister of Education for a short period in 1907).
Defedlant was charged on three conats-
The Objects and Reasons of this (1) with having uttered certain forged documents, concerning the transfer of to Bill are as follows:-
1-Clauses 2, 3, and 10, and paragraphs shares in the Hongkong and Kowloom (b) and (e) of Chuse of the hill are Whatt and Godown Company, purporting purely formal amendments which are to be signed as transferor by Wong Chik made desirable by the new consolidating Cho (2) with attering forged documents China Order in Council which came into for the transfer of 250 shares in the China operation on the 18th day of July, 1923 Light and Power Company, (1918) Ltd., -Sections 8 and 27 of the Companies purporting to be signed as transferor by Ordinauer, 1911, require that in the Wong Lok Sin Tong, (3) with uttering gister and annual list of members the a forged document, namely a letter, to the names, addresses, and occupations, of Hongkong Electric Company Li,, pur Chinese members must be given both in porting to her signed by Wong Chik Cho, English and in Chinese characters. It requesting then to send all outstanding
League and enhance the prestige of the Council, a Swedish delegate recognised the equity of the Chiness resolution, although he spoke in favour of the system of rotation in the selection of States.
A Persian delegate, supporting the Chinese demand for a non-permanent CLEVELAND OFFICIAL'S ACTION seems unaccesary to require the addresses dividend warrants belonging to Wong
place on the council, insisted that tho Asistic conference, represented in the
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TONG MURDERS IN U.S.
Sir Bennell Rodd, with the object of
IN "CHINA TOWN." establishing a country-wide system of volunteers to maintain supplies and vital
CLEVELAND, September 24th. services in the event of a general strike. | League by China, Persis, and Siam
As a result of numerous Tong or The scheme has nirendy partly developed. (representing 500,000,000 people), should in London
be assigned a place on the Council, the Chinese faction murders in the town, the three countries agreeing to occupy the City Manager has ordered the buildings of Cleveland's China Town to be razed as place in turn. ECONOMIC CONFERENCE HOOTED.frn and health bazatais
GENEVA, September 24th. Over 450 Chinese have been detained The Assembly of the League adopted for questioning in connection with the the French proposal for the organisation of an International Economic Confer latest murder last Tuesday evening.
U.S. AMBASSADOR TO JAPAN.
Sir Rennell Rold, interviewed, declared the organization was
non-party, non political and unpaid, and was not formed for American war stocks.
for the purpose of opposing legitimate Thereafter, for 15 years, 8:00,000,000 will trade union activities but to prevent be paid annually.
severe privation to the mass of the peo-
SIR A. CHATTERJEE'S REPORT.
For the next 6 years, $30,000,000 willple, who would not have a direct partnee, Is the annual payment.
in the actual dispute. He added that the. Government bad heen informed of what.
From 1946 and until the expiry of the
last 12 years, payments will be on authey were trying to do, and in the event ascending, senle until $80,0000,000
of an emergency the whole organization
- reached.
It is understood that M, Caillaux will endeavour to ubuni a financial respite for the next 10 years and -revision of mayments,, according to capacity to pay.
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A STARTING POINT.
WASHINGTON, September 25th, The French deht funding negotiations" Begin seriously today, M. Caillaux, has alzen tabled a definite offer, which he
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says he wrote himself aboard ship and
upon which his colleagues are united.
The French suggestions are said to be naec ptable to some of the American Commissioners, but it appears that the zmajority are willing to use them as a starting point for further negotiations.
AMERICAN PRESS VIEWS.
New York, September 25th. Special despatches from Washington morning, papers all agree that the French offer is unacceptable.
The New York World says that the American debt commissions thoroughly disappdiated.
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The Times says that the French offer is made for purposes of bargaining, nad Americans do not regard it as an official proposal
M. CAILLAUX'S SPEECH.
WALSoTOR, September 24th The Franco-American debt negotiations have formally opened.
The debt funding negotiations were opened by a speech by M. Caillaux, bop ing for a settlement not only of a practic. ally nature but worthy of the past of two great nations and paying tribute to America's wartime efforts.
i would be placed at the disposal of the
authorities..
FARLIER CABLES MINERS LEADER'S STATEMENT.
LoxDox, September 24th,
At the close of the resumed coal con- ference in Downing Street, the miners' leader, Mr. Tom Richards stated that the miners had not received satisfaction. national delegates conference is to be ecnvoked.
SHIPPING STRIKE..
AN ABORTIVE CONFERENCE,
SYDNEY, September 24th.
GENEVA, September 24th. Sir Atul Chatterjee presented a report of the work of the Economic Committee of the League, after which the French" proposal previously cabled was adopted. Sir Atul. Chatterjee hoped that the As sembly would appreciate the important work necomplished.
cause Tokyo was too far to be of any
The Secretary-General promised that the matter should receive attention.
CHRISTIANS IN MOSUL
WASHINGTON, September 24th. Mr. Charles MacVeigh has been pointed U.S. Ambassador to Japan.
OBITUARY.
THE REV. I. K. EVANŠ, MLA.
The news of the death of Rev. R. K.
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and occupations be given in Chinese Chik Cho to him care of Messrs Moxon characters, and clauses 3 and 4 of the biiland Taylor.
All the charges were taken, under propose to amend the two sections.in question so as to make the requirement section s, of Ordinance 11, of 1920 of Chinese characters apply only in the ense of the aames of Chinese member. A similar amendment is inade by clause Companies Ordinance, 1911, which relates of the bill in the section (s. 90) of the to the return of allotments.
There--was
a dis-
Mr T S Whyte-Smith, (Assistant Crown Spliciter), prosecuted and Mr. F. C. Jenkin (instructed by Mr. Wadson)
Mr. Whyte-Smith said Wong Chik Cho, alina Wong Pii, also with a Tong name appeared for the defence.
2-The new sub-section to be enacted of Wong Lok Si Torg, nay deceased, by clause 8 of the bill will specify clearly formerly lived at No. Bullock Lane, the cases in which the Chinese characters Wechni, with his wife. He owned con- for "Limited," and (in the case of China siderable property and invested in shares. companies) British Co., must be used. He died on February 13th, 1923, intestate Before the amendment niade by section No duty was paid and no letters of Ad-
ninistration were issued. 9 of Ordinance No. 33 of 1923 the law on
During two this subject was ambiguous and it may years his shares were sold and the script, be that it was too wide and laid an un- it was alleged, bail been taken possession reasonable burden an companies using of by the defendant. On September 5th, Chinese names: On the other hand, the 1921, delendant was alleged to have gone apnew sub-section introduced in 1923 has to Mesars, Moxon and Taylor for a num
proved on examination to be too narrow ber of simsigned transfer fonna and ho and to produce inconsistent results. The again went on September Strd. The forms proviso will give power to exempt com were stamped and returned unsigned. panies with old and well known hong After certain shares were sold one of the names. In the case of companies of this transfers was stamped on the defendant's kind there is no danger of misunderstand-instructions on the 5th September and ing as to the company's status and the taken to Messrs. Moxon and Taylor with requirements of the section are therefore instructions to sell and this was done.. Addressing a meczing of the Finance
Filty Hongkong and Kowloon Whart, and unnecessary in such a case, Committee in the morning, he praised
4.-The object of clause & of the billflodown shares were transferred, purport- the League's decision to open a branch: office in Tokyo, and rejoiced at the efforts Evans by drowning on September 11th is to give the Registrar power to include ing to have been signed on Fehmary 6th, auditors and so to give legislative re were stampel before they were signed being made to enable the ideals and aims while on holiday in Wales will bring Bor- the names of firms in the list of approved 1025, by Wong, Chik Cho. The transfers of the League to become known in dis- tant parts of the world. He urged the row to many of different nationalities in cognition to the common practice, which hut the dates were both subsequent to the pointing firms as auditors. The Regis that the transfers must he a forgery. The opening of another branch in India, be China for "R.K." had a catholic spirit exists, both here and in England, of ap- death of Wang Chik Cho. He submitterk
and a genics for friendship.
trar's discretion over the list is not transfer purported to have been witness- Born in Liverpool in 1850, he studied affected, and in general it is not intended ed by Wong Kong of the same address benefit to India.
that he shall add any firm to the list un as the defcunut. at Merton and Mansfeld Colleges loss all the partners in the firm, are increpancy in the signatures of the trans- Oxford, and subsequently in Germany at his opinion themselves qualified for in fer It would hoved that the trans Harlburg University. He was an allclusion in the list. Further, it is also fer was stamped prior to execution. GENEVA, September 24th:
intended in general that a firar shall be Dealing with the second charge, Mr. The Council of the League resolved 10 round man. He loved outdoor life, was removed from the list if at any time it Whyte-Smith said that the deceased in despatch at the earliest possible moment a keen student, and specially concentrated contains a partner who would not be virtue of his holding Chin Light mod a" representative to investigate on the
on philosophy and the New Testament, qualified for inclusion in the list or who Power shares was entitled to allotments of new shares Defendant evidently knew spot the alleged deportations of Chris
6.-Paragraph (a) of clause of the this and got someone, to send tians from Mosul. Mr. Amery described After returning from Germany be lectur. ought to be removed from the list. A conference between representatives the situation on the Brussels line with fed for some years or New Testament sub-bill restores the old definition of the term application to the Company for 600 was present- of the ship owners and the striking reference to the deportations, which he
said numbered 8,000, and rejoiced at thejects at his off College, Mansfeld; and "China company" which appeared in shares. Subsequently it
Company, presumably and which corresponds with the definition by the defendant, with the name seamen ended abortively, each side de-approval of his suggestion to send a while he held this position he married section 2 of Ordinances No. 31 of 1911. ed to
League representative to investigate, Miss Janet E. Bees, a daughter of the late of that term in the new China Order in Wong Lok Sin Tong on it. fle proceeded claring that the terms offered by the other
The Turkish delegates Rushdi Bey con Dr. W. Hepkyn Rees so well known in Council. The latter part of the dennition to sell 50 of the new shares alloted to tested the British statements regarding the
as it appears in paragraph (c) of section him (China Light and Power), the subject were quite unneräptable.
281 of the Companies Ordinance, 1911 of the second charge. The transfer pur- deportations and said that he would refer Shanghai
In 1911 Mr. and Mrs. Evans caue to in the recently issued edition the Ordi-parted to be signed by Wong Lok Sin the matter to Angora, adding that he was prepared to agree to a mixed Com: China as missionaries of the Londonnances, contains the provisions which for Tong.
With regard to the third charge, the counter-charges. mission of Enquiry on the charges and Missionary Society. From 1911 to 1916 aerly appeared in section 25 of Ordi
nance No. 12 of 1921: These provisions Electric ompany was asked, in writing, to they worked in Central Chian at Wuchang are of a substantive nature and do not send the outstanding dividend warrante and Huangci, and then were transferred properly form part of a definition, Apart belonging to Wong Chik Cho to Messze
from this reason for the omission of those Moxon and Taylor. Defendant gave in- to Peking, Evans having been appointed provisions from the definition of China structions to send letters addressed to L.M. S. representative on the Theological company" there is the additional reason Wong Chik Cho to his bank.
that the portion of the definition now to Mr. Whyte-Smith then went on to deal Faculty of Yenching University. Peking be omitted is contained in article 100 of with other questions which would enter
Mrs. Erning birth-place, and the new China: Order in Council.
6--Section 271 of the Companies Ordi Mr. G. 9. Kennedy Skipton. (assist- both she and her husband loved the
ant registrar of births and deaths) eity and its people. Evans gather.ce, 111, is reproduced in Article 194
(9), (3) and (4) of the new China Order | proved that Weng Pui died on February ed a large group of students and in Council, whilst certain provisions of 13th, 1923
Formal evidence was given by Mr. others about him, and his lectures on that Order in Council, namely, Articles
194 (1), 195, 186, and 199, which deal | Sayers (acting as Assistant Treasurer) the New Testament were greatly appre- with cognate subject matter, have been that Wong Lam Shi, widow of WODE PORTLAND, HAINE, Sept. 24th
He seemed to have found the omitted. This is a distinct trap be. Pui, signed an affidavit in his presence Senator Hale, Chairman of the Senate ciated.
suyone reading Part XL of to disclose the estate of Wong Chih Cho, Naval Committee, said in a naval speech work for which his earlier Efe had beep cause
the Companies Ordinance, 1911, would alia, Wong Paris ada that he believed that the greatest possible a preparation; but the shadow of the imagine that section 974 contained all Evidence as to requisition for transfers factor in the promotion of international Great War fell over the world, and early the requirements of the law with regard was given by Mr. Pestonjer, who seid. peace would be for the British and
ritish in 1919 be accepted a commission in the at least to the nationality and residence the writing on them appeared to be that Americans to control the seas as they
Chinese Labour Battalion, and left at of the directorate of a China company, of a Mr. Omar, of Mrssrs. Moxon and virtually do at the present time."
On the homeward whereas it contains only part of those Taylor g He added that he could not agree, with once with his men, the pacifists who because they hate war journey, passing through the Panama provisions. Two courses are open One would like to see the Navy abolished Canal he was taken seriously ill, and his is to insert in the Companies Ordinance, life almost despired of, hat by February, 1911, the omitted provisions of the new altogether,
1919, he had sufficiently recovered to join China Order in Council, referred to above bis Labour Battalion in France. There he It is however, unnecessary to reproduce any such provisions because section 1 (3) Graphs of the Companies Ordinazce, 1911, pro- Christmas of 1920 found Mr. and Mrs vides that that Ordinance, in so far as Evans once more in Peking. The work it affects companies carrying on business
ANOTHER STEAMER SAILS.
DURBAN, -September 24th. The steamer hymneg, which has been held up by the strike, sailed to-day.
SECURITY PACT PARLEY.
GERMANY AGREES TO BE
REPRESENTED.
BEBLIN, September 24th.
A Cabinet Council, presided over by President von Hindenburg, accepted the Allies invitation to the Security Pacy Conference, on the assumption that the German, Note of July 20th would be adopted us a basis of negotiations.
Herren Luther and Stresemann will be Mr. Mellon, replying, declared that "America, did not minimise the burdens the German delegates, with the expert, France had bare' nor the difficulties menacing her future. But this condition Doctor Gauss, as Secretary-General. “
was not permanent and France will emerge successfully therefrom. Mr. Hel-
Jou know well that the present Confer
SIR GILBERT CLAYTON..
ence may greatly influence the peace of STARTS ON OFFICIAL MISSION
the world and therefore he felt a great responsibility resting on him. It is our duty to reach a conclusion which in the estimation of both our people is fair and in the practical test of time workable.
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CAMPAIGN IN MOROCCO.
RIFF FORCES LOSE MANY IN ALCUHEMAS SECTOR.
TO ARABIA.
LONDON, September 24th
Bir Gilbert Clayton has departed on
an official mission to Arabia in connec
Mr. Amery said that he would agree with Rushdi Bey's proposal on condition that the Commission was permitted to investigate alp northwards of the Brussels line; but Rushdi Bey rejected this suggestion.
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URNS OF 1200. B.0.
served for about a year..
tion with the adjustment of the frontier FOUND WITH HUMAN BONES AND at the University had greatly developed, within the limits of the China Orders between the territory of Ibn Saud and the British mandated territories in Iraq
M. TITULESCO.
BOAR'S TOOTH.
the
into the case.
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After further evidence, His Worship adjourned the caso until next Wednes day afternoon. Mr. Jenkin reserved his cross-examination.
Bail was allowed in $10,000 cash and $18,000 in permodal bonda
28 PER GARAT,
BIG DIAMOND DISCOVERY IN
TANGANYIKA.
and in addition he undertook respon-in Council, skall be read with and sub sibility for special religious and social feet to the China Orders in Council I and Trans-Jordania. Ho emphasised At Freshwater West, near Pembroke, service among the students of Pekings therefore been decided to adopt the that the fission in no wise indicates a South Wales, cinerary uras were found Union Medical College. He was the other course, which is to repeal section change of policy on the part of the Im-with a large flagstone, inscribed upon brought into contact with still larger 274. It may be asked why noction 270, A South African, who has just return- perial Government regarding interfer which was rudely patterned cross of number of students, and his joy in his 271 and 272 are not repealed at the same to Johannesburg from East Africa, ence in the religious dispute in that unusual design.
work was great. He had never fully re- MADRID, September 25th.
region.
Professor Sir Arthur Keith, conserva gained strength, however, after his illness, time. The answer is that there are amerts that a true diamond pipe has been special reasons for retaining those found at Mwanza. Tanganyika Terri A communiqué from Morocco reports
tor of museum, Royal College of Surgeons, and insomnia began to trouble him. This sections. Section 250 might perhaps have tory, by a party of South Africans. The that the withdrawal of the Spanish troops,
London, to whom the human bonet wared to increased that in January, 1923, on been omitted, but it is a converscat in diamonds are said to be of exceptions! under General Perez who participated in
submitted for examination, stated that medical grounds, be returned again with troduction to section 271. Restion 271 purity, and a parcel recently dispatched the operations in the Alcubemas sector, TO HEAD DEBT COMMISSION TO they are the remains of a boy about Mrs. Evans to England. Health slowly contains a considerable amount of detail from, Mwanza was valued at £8 per cacat. twelve years of age in batcame, and they cherished the hope of an which does not appear in the China Order Mwanza district lies on the south- The only strange object, says Sir early return to China, when suddenly, and in Council, 1924. Section 279 deals with western shoren of Victoria. Ayanza, with Arthur, is the tooth of a hour, which may in the midst of a nummer holiday; Mr. the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of a port on the lake of the same name. have got mixed up with the human re Evans passed away in the 45th year of Hongkong, and it seems desirable that Small quantities of gold have been mixed mains when these were gathered and his age.
any question of jurisdiction of the Hong-in the district for some time, Reporis placed in the urn. He ascribes the Deep sympathy will be felt with Mra kong courts should appear expressly, and of the discovery of diamonds in the cinerary vessels to a dato from 1200 ac Evans, who was closely associated with not merely by implication, in our region of the great laken have been eur- for thereabouts.
all his activities,
was carried out without incident. The enemy left 300 dead and fifteen prisoners. The Spanish victory on Wednesday in- creased the difficulties of Abdel Krim in raising fresh contingenta.
The French and Spanish Leadquarters are now arranging final details for the coming offensive
WASHINGTON.
BURUAREST, September 24th.
M Titulesco, the Rumanian Minister in London, will head a Commission to go to Washington to discuss Ramaniz's debt
to the United States,
Ordinances.
rent recently.